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....
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The tech hiring market is facing a growing disconnect. While remote teams have opened the doors to global talent, it has also brought a new challenge: an influx of candidates using AI to inflate their resumes, complete coding challenges,...
If you've ever had a critical backend role sit open for months, you're not alone. It's a common challenge we hear from tech leaders: “We’ve had a position open for a while but we just can’t seem to find the right person. We do have...
Recently, we’ve all been thrown into a crash course in prompting AI, learning how to ask chatbots the right questions to get the output we want. But there's a gap between casual prompting and integrating an LLM into a production-grade...
Recently, one of our engineering leaders was interviewing a candidate for a job posting. We specifically required that the candidate be located in Latin America, and the candidate claimed to be a Brazilian in Brazil. While we are...
Are you waiting to hire technical talent because you think the next LLM release will make your engineering team obsolete? That’s understandable given that AI undeniably helps software developers with parts of their job, but these...
Nearshoring has become a popular strategy for engineering managers and CFOs looking to expand their development teams efficiently. The ability to collaborate with skilled developers in nearby time zones, often at a lower cost, makes it an...
Colombia has firmly established itself as a strategic hub for business and technology, and as the Colombia Operations Manager for AgilityFeat, I see its impact firsthand. AgilityFeat has been building Latin American software teams for US...
AgilityFeat serves as a trusted bridge between North American innovation and Latin America's rich tech talent pool. Through our extensive experience partnering with startups, scale-ups, and enterprise organizations, we've developed deep...
For many U.S. companies, the challenge of attracting and retaining affordable, highly skilled software developers within its borders remains significant. Meanwhile, across Latin America, a wealth of talented developers seeks opportunities...
Read more“We look for team members who don’t wait for someone to point out blockers—they communicate, identify gaps, and help the team get stronger for it.”
As the COO of AgilityFeat, I’ve had the privilege of working alongside incredible U.S. companies and talented developers across Latin America to build nearshore software development teams that truly thrive. Over the past decade, we’ve...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AgilityFeat Establishes Operations in Colombia, a Rising LATAM Tech Hub Charlottesville, VA — November 20, 2024 — AgilityFeat, a leading provider of nearshore custom software development teams for US companies,...
During the onboarding process, after we’ve built a custom team of Latin American software developers for a U.S. client, we’re often asked: “How much information should we share with our contract engineers?” It’s a nuanced question, but...
As Aviv Ben-Yosef wisely noted in Episode 45 of the Scaling Tech Podcast, "Life is too short to lead an average team." This principle resonates deeply when building and managing external software development teams, as AgilityFeat does in...
There’s one common problem that many software development companies in the U.S. share today: talent scarcity. There are simply not enough qualified yet affordable developers to meet the demand, especially when that demand arises quickly...
While it is certainly feasible to work with nearshore software developers from multiple countries, it is often advantageous to focus on a single country. This is especially true if you are considering setting up your own subsidiary...
Finding the right partner to help you build and manage your software development team is crucial. AgilityFeat stands out as a leader in technical staffing and development in Latin America, offering unique solutions tailored to your needs....