EOR vs. tech talent partner: what you need to hire developers in LATAM

Your EOR handles the paperwork. But who finds the developer?

If you already use an EOR platform, you've solved how to hire and pay someone in another country. But the hardest part is still open: finding the right person.

An EOR takes care of contracts, payroll and labor laws. It doesn't find the developer, vet them or support you after they join. In this article, we explain what an EOR does, what a tech talent partner does, how they differ, and how to choose the model that fits your company best.

What is an EOR (Employer of Record)?

An EOR is a provider that legally hires someone in another country on your company's behalf. The person works for you day to day, but the EOR is their legal employer and handles the paperwork.

For example: a startup in Austin wants to add a developer from Costa Rica, but it has no legal entity there. The EOR hires them under local law, and the startup pays the EOR a fee for the service.

In short: an EOR solves how to hire. It doesn't solve who to hire.

What is a tech talent partner?

A tech talent partner covers what an EOR doesn't: finding, vetting and supporting the right developer. Dev Talenty goes beyond the paperwork. We're a nearshore tech talent outsourcing partner that connects companies in the United States and Canada with developers from Latin America, working in your time zone or close to it.

Here's how we work:

1. We define the profile with you. We learn what your team needs: stack, experience, languages and ways of working.

2. We find the talent. First in our LATAM developer pool; if the profile isn't there, through active search.

3. We deliver them vetted. A specialized team runs technical tests and interviews every candidate to validate hard skills, soft skills and culture fit. You only see qualified profiles.

4. We present candidates fast. About 7 to 10 business days to have candidates ready for interviews if the profile is already in our pool, and about 20 business days if we need to search from scratch.

5. We follow up. We support the developer and your team after onboarding.

We work with Frontend, Backend, Full Stack, Mobile, DevOps, Cloud, Infrastructure, QA, Data and AI profiles (LLMs, agents and automation), as well as UX/UI designers, 100% remote.

Behind every search is a proprietary AI-powered tool that has processed more than 10,000 applications in a single month, and a human team that validates every profile before presenting it. We also have dedicated recruiters in each LATAM country, including a team focused exclusively on Costa Rica, who know the local market, salary expectations and where to find the most specialized profiles.

Three ways to grow with Dev Talenty

There's no best model, only the right one for where you are. The difference is how much you want to manage yourself and how much you want to delegate.

Competitive pricing. Our fees are highly competitive in the market, without compromising on talent quality. Final pricing depends on your case: type of role, work model, talent location, hiring model, hiring volume and technical profile.

1. Staff Augmentation (tech talent outsourcing)

The problem. Your roadmap is moving faster than your team. Opening a role takes months, and hiring in another country means contracts, international payments and legal risks you don't want to take on.

How we solve it. We assign pre-vetted developers who join your team in days, not months. We take care of the contract, payments and compliance, so you add capacity without opening an entity abroad. And if the developer isn't the right fit, we replace them at no cost during the first 3 months.

What it is. We assign remote developers who join your team for the length of the contract. Every profile has already passed our technical evaluation, so you don't need to interview them to validate their skills. We handle contracts, legal compliance and international payments. You just approve the profile, sign the contract, and the developer starts working.

Benefits.

• We manage the administrative side and support the talent, so you can focus on working with them.

• Every developer has a team behind them: if they need help with a technology, tool or challenge, other specialists back them up.

• We continuously track performance with monitoring and management tools: communication, responsibilities and on-time delivery.

Guarantee. If the developer isn't the right fit, we replace them at no additional cost during the first 3 months.

Fees. Monthly billing per assigned professional, based on the type of role and technical profile.

2. Recruitment & Selection

The problem. You post the role, get hundreds of résumés and spend weeks interviewing candidates who don't meet the bar. And in a key role, a bad hire costs months and slows down the whole team.

How we solve it. We screen, run technical tests and interview on your behalf. You only see profiles that already meet the requirements, and if the person isn't the right fit, we replace them at no cost during the first month.

What it is. We find and technically validate the profile you need. Once you approve it, you manage the hiring and employment relationship directly.

Benefits. Every profile you receive has already been through a technical evaluation, so you don't waste time interviewing candidates who don't meet the requirements. It's the option for strategic, long-term roles, like your first AI Engineer or a tech lead.

Guarantee. If the selected person isn't the right fit, we replace them at no additional cost during the first month.

Fees. A one-time fee per hire, based on the profile, experience level and technologies.

3. Dedicated Teams (project development)

The problem. You want to launch a product, an MVP or a new AI capability, but you don't have a team for it. And building, coordinating and managing one pulls your people away from what they're already doing.

How we solve it. We build and lead the entire team for you: roadmap, tasks, coordination and quality. You just review progress and approve deliverables, without pulling your current team off their work.

What it is. We build and manage specialized teams for specific projects, 100% remote, through to completion.

Benefits. We handle project planning and management from start to finish: we define the roadmap, track tasks and coordinate the team to hit goals and deadlines. Your role is to review progress, approve deliverables and request adjustments when needed. We take care of execution and day-to-day follow-up.

Guarantee. The team is supported by specialized profiles who oversee technical decisions and the quality of deliverables, and we give you ongoing visibility into progress, milestones, priorities and potential risks.

Fees. A monthly fee based on the project's scope and duration, through to completion.

How to choose the model that fits you best

Hiring outside your company is no longer the exception. 96% of the organizations Deloitte surveyed use third-party outsourcing, and 72% outsource application and software development.

Source: Deloitte, Global Outsourcing Survey 2024, pp. 13 and 16 (2024).

And finding the right talent keeps getting harder: 63% of employers say the skills gap is the biggest barrier to transforming their business, while demand for AI, big data and cybersecurity skills is expected to grow fast.

Source: World Economic Forum, Future of Jobs Report 2025, more than 1,000 companies in 55 economies (2025).

So the question is no longer whether to hire outside, but how. These three questions will help you decide:

And if none of them fits perfectly, we'll build one with you.

Frequently asked questions

Is Dev Talenty an EOR? No. An EOR only hires and pays someone you've already found. Dev Talenty finds, vets and supports the talent, and depending on the model, also handles the contract and payments.

How long does it take to get a developer? About 7 to 10 business days to have candidates ready for interviews if the profile is already in our pool, and about 20 business days if we need to search from scratch.

What if the developer isn't the right fit? We replace them at no additional cost: during the first 3 months in Staff Augmentation and during the first month in Recruitment & Selection.

What profiles do you offer? Frontend, Backend, Full Stack, Mobile, DevOps, Cloud, Infrastructure, QA, Data, AI (LLMs, agents and automation) and UX/UI designers, from across Latin America.

Will the developers work in my time zone? Our talent is based in Latin America, so they work in your time zone or close to it, whether your team is in the United States or Canada.

What if none of the models fits my company? We'll build one with you. Tell us what you need, and we'll propose the best way to work together.

Find your next developer

The paperwork is the easy part. The hard part is finding the right person, and that's what we do.

Email us at hello@devtalenty.com or visit www.devtalenty.com, and we'll help you choose the model that fits you best.