
Lucas Salvaia is the Co-Founder and COO of NeuronHire, a recruiting firm that connects LATAM engineers with global tech companies. He works closely with engineers throughout the hiring process, from interview prep to offer signing and has helped dozens of Latin American developers land remote roles at US startups. Before NeuronHire, he spent six years at EY leading audit engagements across multiple industries. He holds a degree in Economics from UNICAMP and is based in São Paulo, Brazil.
What 100+ LATAM engineer placements taught us: which countries to hire from, what onboarding drives retention, and where remote LATAM hiring actually breaks down.
Most engineers lose technical interviews before they start coding. An 8-week prep plan from a recruiter who's coached 100+ LATAM engineers through US hiring loops.
From 100+ LATAM engineer placements: Python and TypeScript dominate job descriptions, Rust commands the highest salaries, Go owns cloud infrastructure.
Google's Project Aristotle and DORA metrics point to the same conclusion: team structure and psychological safety beat individual brilliance.
Pre-vetted hiring cuts time-to-hire from 65 days to 18, direct costs by $51,500 per 3 hires, and lifts 12-month retention to 90%.
Timezone alignment is a strategic decision, not a logistics problem, and for U.S. companies, Latin America is the optimal answer.