THE AGILITYFEAT BLOG
Welcome to the AgilityFeat blog, where we share our expertise in building high-performing nearshore software development teams and optimizing remote collaboration. Discover practical insights, industry perspectives, and proven strategies to not only scale your tech team but help it thrive.
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Scaling A Remote Team Into An Enterprise Organization Without Losing Its Agile DNA
Let me tell you a brief history. In 2019, we started a nearshore software development relationship with a client in the chemical sustainability industry. This 20-year-old SaaS company helps organizations understand and manage the...
Your Nearshore Team, Our LATAM Ecosystem
When companies think about nearshoring and tech talent, the first thought is often developers. But the truth is, building a strong nearshore team isn’t just about recruiting talent for short term projects. It’s about making sure that the...
Exploring AI in El Salvador: Highlights from the First AI Tinkerers Meetup
This past Saturday, El Salvador had its first AI Tinkerers meetup at San Vicente Sur. The event, sponsored by AgilityFeat and WebRTC.ventures, featured engaging talks on AI’s impact on software development, impressive technical demos, and...
Nearshore QA Spotlight: Nicolás Guido, Senior QA Engineer
At AgilityFeat, we know that quality assurance is not just about finding bugs, it’s about making products more reliable, usable, and enjoyable for customers. That’s why we’re excited to spotlight Nicolás Guido, a senior nearshore QA...
Nearshore Developer Spotlight: Michel Azevedo, Full Stack Software Engineer
At AgilityFeat, we’re proud to work with nearshore software developers who don’t just write code, they design systems that deliver meaningful value for users and businesses. One great example is Michel Azevedo, a senior engineer from...
Looking for Nearshore Expansion in Latin America? Consider Cali, Colombia
If you're exploring nearshore expansion in Latin America, you've likely considered established Colombian hubs like Bogotá and Medellín. But there's a rapidly emerging tech destination that offers compelling advantages for nearshore...
Building Enterprise Growth and Innovation: A 13-Year Nearshore Staffing Success Story
In December 2012, AgilityFeat received a call from an experienced entrepreneur in the logistics industry seeking a team to build a proof of concept for an innovative real-time data dashboard. This marked the beginning of a business...
Product Modernization Through Nearshore Software Development and Staffing: An AgilityFeat Success Story
In 2018, AgilityFeat partnered with a rising innovator in the chemical data industry to support their product modernization goals. The client needed a flexible, cost-effective way to evolve its sophisticated data analysis platform and...
How to Quickly Build a High-Performing Software Team in Latin America
Latin America has quickly emerged as a top destination for building software teams due to its skilled tech talent, cultural alignment with North American companies, and favorable time zones. Countries like Colombia, Panama, and Mexico...
Automating Translation Workflows: AI as an Engineering Multiplier
As a nearshore software engineer at AgilityFeat, I believe AI should be treated as an engineering multiplier, not just a novelty. When we automate the tedious parts of development, we unlock time for deeper work, cleaner code, and...
Building Scalable DevOps Infrastructure: Why Growing Teams Need Specialized Expertise
Building scalable DevOps infrastructure is one of the most critical yet underestimated challenges facing growing tech companies. As engineering teams expand beyond the startup phase, the deployment systems that once seemed perfectly...
Building Production-Ready LLM Applications with Nearshore Teams: From Generative AI to Voice Agents
At AgilityFeat and our subsidiary, WebRTC.ventures, we’ve been building innovative, production-ready software for over 15 years. Today, we also help clients in education, telehealth, e-commerce, and beyond harness the power of Large...
Nearshore Developer Spotlight: Julio González, Frontend Developer
At AgilityFeat, we believe that the best developers don’t just follow specs. They think ahead, automate where they can, and build solutions that make their teams stronger. That’s exactly who Julio González is. A Senior Frontend Engineer...
Why Cali, Colombia Should Be on Your Nearshoring Radar
I recently had the opportunity to spend some time in Cali, Colombia, attending an event organized by ProColombia and a series of meetings set up for our by Invest Pacific. These meetings were all focused on the benefits of establishing...
AgilityFeat CEO on the LatAm FDI Podcast Discussing Accessing Nearshore Tech Talent
I was honored to recently be featured on the LATAM FDI podcast in a conversation with host Steven Colantuoni. The episode focused on strategies for accessing nearshore technical talent in Latin America and the evolving landscape for U.S....
What Is Staff Augmentation and Why Does It Work So Well in Latin America?
Scaling a software team quickly is one of the biggest challenges for growing tech companies. With high developer salaries and fierce competition for talent in the US, many companies struggle to find the right engineers at the right time....
AgilityFeat Ops Manager Launches AI Tinkerers Panama Chapter
We’re proud to share that Rafael Amberths, AgilityFeat’s Panama Operations Manager, has launched an AI Tinkerers Panama chapter. AI Tinkerers is a global, curated network of AI professionals, researchers, and innovators hosting events in...
Colombia’s Top Cities for Tech Talent & AI Development: Bogotá, Medellín, Cali & Barranquilla
As the Colombia Operations Manager for AgilityFeat's nearshore staffing and software development services, I’ve had the opportunity to closely observe how technology is taking a leading role in the development of various regions of the...
From Frustration to Transformation: Why Enterprise Leaders Should Partner with AgilityFeat
I recently attended UXDX USA 2025 in New York. As I talked to various Product Owners, I thought to myself: If I were a manager in a large enterprise right now, I’d probably be pretty frustrated. Not because large enterprises lack smart...
The Rise of Micro-Centers: Why SMEs are Establishing Nearshore Hubs
Small and mid-sized businesses with 100, 50, or even just 20 employees are now doing something that used to require Fortune 500 budgets and infrastructure: they’re launching remote subsidiaries. What was once the exclusive territory of...
A Modern Approach to Tech Interviews: Embrace AI Instead of Fighting It
The tech industry is facing a hiring paradox. While engineering teams increasingly rely on AI tools like GitHub Copilot’s AI Pair Programmer and ChatGPT’s AI Coding Assistant to code smarter and faster, many companies are desperately...
Large-Scale Nearshore Staffing: An AgilityFeat 13-Year Success Story
In December 2012, AgilityFeat received a call from a logistics software company looking for a team that could build a proof of concept for an innovative real-time data dashboard. This was the beginning of a business relationship that has...
FinTech Nearshoring: Why a LATAM Build Operate Transfer Model Beats Traditional Outsourcing
Scaling a FinTech technical team quickly, without compromising the critical priorities of operational control, security, compliance, or capacity for innovation, is essential. Latin America offers compelling cost advantages and excellent...
Invest in AI People, Not Just AI Projects
AI is advancing at an astonishing pace—especially with the rapid evolution of large language models (LLMs). It seems like every few weeks there's a new breakthrough, new tools, or new best practices. For software leaders, this pace can...
Connecting with Tomorrow’s Tech Leaders in Panama
On May 14, 2025, as part of our ongoing collaboration efforts with local institutions in Panama, I had the opportunity to represent AgilityFeat at the first 2025 Job Fair organized by the Faculty of Computer Systems Engineering at the...