Hire by Country · Colombia

Hire senior developers
in Colombia. Vetted, fast.

Same timezone as US Eastern. Near-native English. Operator-led vetting. We connect US startups with Colombia's strongest engineering talent, in Bogotá, Medellín, and Cali.

110K+

Software developers

GMT-5

Same as US ET

60%

Less than US rates

To shortlist

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Why Colombia

The closest LatAm talent market
to your team.

Colombia sits in the same timezone as US Eastern (no daylight-saving shift, ever). Add strong English fluency in major cities and a fast-growing tech ecosystem, and it's the lowest-friction option for US founders.

Full timezone overlap

GMT-5 year-round. Real-time standups, Slack, and pair programming with no async lag.

English in the workplace

Engineers in Bogotá and Medellín work in English daily. Our screen verifies communication before technical fit.

Government AI investment

Colombia's AI strategy and tech-education partnerships have grown the senior talent pool meaningfully since 2023.

Where we hire from

Three tech cities,
one timezone.

Capital · GMT-5

Bogotá

Colombia's largest tech hub. Deep talent in fintech, e-commerce, and SaaS engineering. Universidad de los Andes and Javeriana feed senior pipelines.

Innovation hub · GMT-5

Medellín

The "Silicon Valley of LatAm" since Ruta N. Highest density of remote-first engineers and strong design / product talent.

Coastal hub · GMT-5

Cali

Emerging mid-cost market. Strong backend and DevOps talent with growing AI/ML cohorts coming out of Universidad del Valle.

Tech stacks

What Colombian developers ship best.

These are the stacks we place most often. We have senior talent in each.

TypeScript / Node.js

React / Next.js

Python / Django

AWS / GCP

Postgres / Redis

AI / RAG / LangChain

DevOps / K8s

FAQs

Hiring in Colombia,
real questions.

Why hire developers in Colombia?

Colombia has 110,000+ software developers, English fluency in major hubs (Bogotá, Medellín, Cali), and a timezone (GMT-5) that overlaps fully with US Eastern. Salaries run 60% lower than US equivalents.

What does a senior developer in Colombia cost?

Senior backend or full-stack engineers in Colombia typically run $4,500 to $6,500 USD per month, fully loaded. AI engineers and Forward Deployed roles trend higher. Try the LatAm Salary Calculator for an instant estimate.

What is the timezone overlap with US teams?

Colombia is GMT-5, identical to US Eastern Standard Time year-round (no daylight saving). Real-time standups, Slack, and pairing work without async friction.

What tech stacks are strongest in Colombia?

JavaScript/TypeScript (Node, React, Next), Python, Go, and a growing AI/ML community. Cloud-native development on AWS and GCP is widely adopted.

How fast can Awana place a Colombian developer?

Vetted candidates land in your inbox in 5 business days. Most clients sign an offer within 2 to 3 weeks of the discovery call.

Ready to hire in Colombia?

Tell me the role and stack. I'll send you 3 vetted Colombian engineers within days.