Hire Top 1% Latin American Engineers
in Under 5 Days

Q: How much does it cost?

Two models. Direct hire: one-time placement fee, you pay the engineer directly afterward. Staff augmentation: monthly managed rate covering contracts, compliance, and payroll. Either way, total cost lands ~60% below an equivalent US hire. Custom quote on the discovery call.

Reduce hiring costs by up to 60% while working in your timezone. Fully vetted engineers. 3-month replacement guarantee.

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5d Avg. time to first
candidates

94% Placement
success rate

60% Cost savings
vs. US hiring Compare salaries

200+ Teams built
across LatAm

Trusted by founders from 80+ fast-growing US companies

Real founders. Real results.

Don't take our word for it.

"Awana quickly helped us refine our profile, then source, interview, and hire. We spoke with half a dozen candidates, and all of them were high quality."

Andy Trattner

Co-Founder, Shuffle

"Awana will help you find engineers south of the border, they'll be in your timezone, speak English, and become an integral part of your team. Within a few weeks, we found the candidate we wanted to hire."

James Norman

CEO, Pilotly

"Awana got us our first female engineer with 5+ years experience. We'd been looking for years. She launched our most important product of the year!"

Christina Hawatmeh

CEO, Scopio

How it works

Five days.
Here's exactly how.

Discovery

Understand your needs. Real conversation.

Source

We search our LatAm network. Only the top 5% make the cut.

Present

Vetted shortlist on your desk. Ready to interview.

Hire

Onboarding + support. Replacement guarantee.

Apples to apples

Awana vs. traditional
US hiring.

	Awana	Traditional US Hiring
Time to hire	5 business days	6-12 weeks
Cost vs US equivalent	~60% lower	Full US market rate
Time-zone overlap	Full US overlap (GMT-3 to GMT-8)	Varies
Placement guarantee	✓ Free replacement	None
Vetting process	Technical + culture + background	Resume review only

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What we offer

Three ways to build
your team. Pick what fits.

Full-time

Recruiting

Build your core team full-time. Top LatAm engineers at half the US cost.

Vetted freelance team from Latin America

On-demand

Freelance Teams

Vetted freelancers for surge projects. Flexible. Fast. Reliable.

Managed talent operations for remote startups

Fully managed

Staff Augmentation

We handle recruiting, compliance, payroll. Zero headaches.

Free Resources

Hiring intel, on us.

Real data and playbooks from 200+ LatAm placements. No email walls. No fluff.

Interactive Tool

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Data Report

LatAm Compensation Report

Benchmark engineering salaries by country, role, and stack. Updated quarterly.

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Playbook

Hire from LatAm Guide

The end-to-end playbook: where to source, how to vet, what to pay, what to avoid.

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Industry Report

AI Skills Report

Which AI/ML roles are scaling, what they earn, and where the LatAm talent is.

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Common questions

Things founders ask us
before they hire.

How fast can I actually hire?

First candidates land on your desk in 5 business days. Most clients are interviewing within a week and have signed offers within 21 days, end to end. If your role is very specialized, expect 2–3 weeks for the first shortlist.

How do you vet engineers?

Four steps: a live technical interview, a role-specific take-home (~4 hours), an English fluency screen, and reference checks. Roughly 1 in 50 sourced candidates make it through. Our placement success rate is 94%.

What if the engineer doesn't work out?

3-month replacement guarantee. If the engineer leaves or it's not a fit within the first 90 days, we replace them at no extra cost. Most replacements are sourced within 2 weeks because we already know your role and team.

How much does it cost?

Two models. Direct hire: one-time placement fee, you pay the engineer directly afterward. Staff augmentation: monthly managed rate covering contracts, compliance, and payroll. Either way, total cost lands ~60% below an equivalent US hire. Custom quote on the discovery call.

What time zones do your engineers work in?

All within UTC-3 to UTC-6, with full overlap on US business hours. Your engineer joins your stand-ups, attends afternoon meetings, and ships in your sprint. No async-only friction, no graveyard-shift fatigue.

Where in Latin America do you source from?

Primary markets: Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, and Ecuador. We've placed engineers from Brazil, Chile, Peru, Uruguay, Costa Rica, and Venezuela when the role calls for it. We don't lock you to a country — we go where the best fit is.

How is Awana different from Toptal or an EOR?

Marketplaces hand you a list — we deliver a shortlist. Our team has built engineering orgs from inside (Calvin scaled teams pre-Awana), so we know what a real fit looks like. We're not an EOR by default, but we partner with one if you need formal employment in a specific country.

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team built.

20-minute call. We scope your role, you meet the process. No pressure.

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No commitment · Replacement guarantee · 94% success rate

Hire Top 1% Latin American Engineersin Under 5 Days