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> Average skill of LATAM devs is still low compared to the US I'd say it is a sample bias of the developers working as contractors (average devs with good enou
by mmaia 3y ago
> Average skill of LATAM devs is still low compared to the US
I'd say it is a sample bias of the developers working as contractors (average devs with good enough English).
Top LATAM talent moves abroad or works as employees at international companies that pay way more than nearshores.
- CalRobert 3y agoI worked with great LATAM talent, but they weren't contractors, they were at Auth0 (founded by an Argentinian, incidentally).
- ldec 3y agoThere is a lot of top Latam talent who want to stay in Latam because of family and culture issues, and also because earning in US$ while working remote from Latin America can provide a much higher quality of life than you would be able to get in the US.
- mmaia 3y agoYes, that's actually my case. But, getting a salary on par with your skill set may require you to work directly with the employer or a lot of negotiation. I've seen cases of top developers earning almost 50% less than their peers because they were hired via subcontractors.
- fernandotakai 3y agoi consider myself a good developer. when i was working as contractor for us companies, my fees were on par with my US colleagues (low six digits USD). but it was not worth it for me to keep doing it, so i moved to europe (which was also quite easy given my resume).
- moneywoes 3y agoCan you please provide more detail on why? I would’ve figured it would be an amazing situation being in lcol earning a lot