Nearshore engineering

Senior engineering talent at 50–70% of US onshore cost.

We recruit engineering leaders and senior ICs across Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina — same timezones, fluent English, executive-search rigor.

The math

A Senior Software Engineer in San Francisco runs ~$220–280k all-in. Equivalent LatAm hire via Venture People: ~$70–95k all-in. 60–65% savings, same calibre, same timezone.

Sources: Levels.fyi 2025, comparable Series B startup data, Venture People internal records. Actual savings vary by role, level, and source country.

What we recruit

Hunting for VPs of Engineering, Heads of Eng, EMs, Tech Leads, Staff/Principal engineers, and senior ICs in SaaS, fintech, healthtech, and AI. We assess technical depth, applied AI fluency, and operating maturity for Seed-through-Series-B environments — across LatAm.

Positions we fill

VP Engineering / Head of Engineering

Owns the full engineering function. Reports to CEO/founder. Hires the org.

Engineering Manager

Manages squads of 5–12. The bridge between product and tech.

Tech Lead

Technical leadership of a squad with hands still on keyboard.

Staff & Principal Engineer

Senior ICs that span squads. The technical reference for the whole team.

Senior Software Engineer

Backend, frontend, full-stack, mobile — for teams at the critical product stage.

Head of Data / Head of AI

Owns data and applied AI capability. Critical for 2026 product roadmaps.

When it makes sense to call us

Do any of these sound familiar?

  • You just closed a round and need to install your first VP Engineering in 60 days.
  • Engineering grew from 8 to 25 and your first management layer needs to be real, not improvised.
  • You need a Staff/Principal to span squads while your Head is heads-down on hiring.
  • You want to install applied AI capability — Head of AI, ML Lead — without falling into the trap of a generic recruiter who doesn't understand the state of the art.
VPA method applied to Engineering

Multidimensional assessment — not a resume chat.

For Engineering leadership, the VPA method weighs especially technical Knowledge, applied AI fluency in the role, and CQ (cultural fit with Seed–Series B operating reality).

See the 10 criteria

Ready to open a Engineering search?

30 minutes to map the position, align on the profile, and define next steps. No retainer to start.