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98%
Success rate
200+
Teams hired for
3wk
Avg. time to hire
95%
Stay 1.5+ years
LatAm software developer working remotely

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Senior Full-Stack Dev

Colombia · 6 yrs · React, Node, AWS · English C1

 First candidates in 5 days
Recruiting Direct-Hire No Agency Lock-in 5-7 Days to Candidates 98% Success Rate 3-Month Guarantee Brazil · Mexico · Colombia · Argentina Operator-Led Vetting Recruiting Direct-Hire No Agency Lock-in 5-7 Days to Candidates 98% Success Rate 3-Month Guarantee Brazil · Mexico · Colombia · Argentina Operator-Led Vetting

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Why fast-growing companies choose us

The recruiter that works like an operator.

No generic shortlists. No cookie-cutter pipelines. Every search is run by someone who's actually built engineering teams, so we know what works and what doesn't.

Transparent, collaborative process
You're involved at every step. No black boxes, no surprise candidates.
End-to-end support from tech recruiters
From needs analysis to day-90 check-in. We stay until the hire sticks.
Vetted candidates in 1 week, not months
Our operator network, not job boards. Real sourcing speed.
3-month replacement guarantee
If it doesn't work out within 90 days, we restart at zero cost.
01

Direct-hire model

You own the contractor relationship. No ongoing agency fees after placement, just a one-time fee based on annual salary.

02

Operator-led vetting

Technical assessments, async communication evaluation, startup culture fit, not just keyword matching on a resume.

03

Ideal for CTOs & founders

Growth-focused leaders who need specialized LatAm talent fast, without building a recruiting operation internally.

04

Up to 50% cost savings

Same seniority, same quality, LatAm markets are priced differently. You keep the savings without sacrificing talent.

0%
Success rate after 3-month probation
0+
Successful placements in 3 years
0%
Of placements stay over 1.5 years
0wk
Average hiring duration
Your path to the right hire

Every step. No surprises.

From an in-depth consultation to presenting only the best-matched candidates, with ongoing support to ensure smooth integration.

01
Needs analysis

We define the role, the technical bar, team dynamics, and timezone requirements. An expert on our team learns your company, not just the job description.

Strategy call · 30 min · Free
02
Targeted sourcing

Your dedicated tech recruiter rigorously searches our LatAm operator network, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Ecuador. Not job boards.

Days 1, 5
03
Rigorous vetting

Initial screening → soft skills evaluation → hard skills verification → real-time behavior analysis → technical interview. Only the top 3, 5 reach you.

Days 5, 7
04
Curated introductions + interview support

We present vetted candidates with full context. We stay in the loop during your interviews and help calibrate feedback, especially cultural fit.

Week 2
05
Offer, contracts & post-hire follow-up

We handle contract templates for each LatAm country, negotiate on your behalf, and run 90-day check-ins to make sure the hire integrates successfully.

Week 3 & beyond
Types of talent we place

Who we find best.

Our network spans engineering, product, data, and operations across four LatAm markets.

Mid-Level
SRE / DevOps
4+ years experience
PythonAWSKubernetesTerraformGit
Mid-Level
Full-Stack Developer
5+ years experience
Node + ReactAWSPythonPHPEnglish B1+
Senior
Back-End Developer
7+ years experience
AWSSNS / SQSCDKCloudFormation
Mid, Senior
Front-End Expert
4+ years experience
ReactNext.jsTypeScriptFigma
Senior
UX/UI Designer
5+ years experience
FigmaDesign SystemsUser Research
Mid-Level
QA Automation Engineer
3+ years experience
SeleniumPlaywrightCypressPython
Remote LatAm tech team collaboration
Why Latin America

The right talent. In your timezone.

We've placed developers across Mexico, Ecuador, Brazil, Colombia, and Argentina. We know the region cold, salary bands, work culture, who's worth a meeting.

Strong English & cultural alignment
Fluent communication and shared professional culture with US teams.
Same timezone collaboration
No async lag. US-compatible working hours across all four markets.
Cost-effective, no compromise
Up to 50% savings vs US rates. Same or better talent quality.
Fresh perspective
LatAm engineers solve problems differently. Often, that's the unlock your team needed.
What clients say

Real results for companies like yours.

★★★★★

"Cristina and Mara were always very receptive to feedback, provided great insights, and were always very open with their communication style."

Meital Altman
Particle
★★★★★

"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
Scopio
★★★★★

"We found the candidate we wanted within a few weeks. They're in our time zone, speak English, and have become an integral part of our team."

James Norman
Pilotly
Case studies

From innovative approaches
to real results.

Particle case study Particle
Engineering · Mexico

From 8 months to 3 weeks: scaling a LatAm engineering pod.

Particle reduced time-to-hire by 87% and closed 8+ positions while expanding into Brazil.

87% faster hiring
Pilotly case study Pilotly
First LatAm hire · Colombia

First remote engineer hired in 2 weeks. Now a Senior Lead.

Pilotly overcame recruitment challenges accessing top-tier LatAm talent, first try, right fit.

14-day placement
Marqii case study Marqii
Engineering · Brazil + Peru + Ecuador

Building a high-performing dev team across 3 LatAm markets.

Marqii accelerated product growth and reduced time-per-hire by partnering with Awana for ongoing sourcing.

Multi-market expansion
Making a difference together

By choosing Awana, you're building more than a team.

Every placement promotes gender equality in tech, fosters economic growth in Latin America, and builds a more inclusive global workforce.

Gender equality in tech
We actively source and place women engineers across LatAm markets.
Economic growth in LatAm
Every hire creates opportunity and investment in the local talent ecosystem.
A more inclusive global workforce
LatAm engineers add perspectives that US-only teams systematically miss.
Remote team
LatAm team, remote-first
Female developer
Senior engineer, Brazil
Engineering team
Investment

Pay for results.

No upfront costs. No ongoing markups. You pay only when you hire the right person.

One-time placement fee

Based on the candidate's annual salary. Flexible payment options available. Transparent before you commit.

One-time fee based on annual salary
Flexible payment options available
No upfront costs, pay only when you hire
90-day replacement guarantee included
IP and compliance contracts included
Built by operators

We've been in your shoes.

Awana was founded by operators who scaled LatAm teams themselves and made every mistake before building the right system.

Calvin Sedao Co-Founder CEO Awana
Co-Founder & CEO
Calvin Sedao
Operator who built and scaled engineering teams across LatAm. Built what lasts after seeing what breaks.
Javier Dutan Co-Founder COO Awana
Co-Founder & COO
Javier Dutan
Built operational systems for remote teams before building Awana. No-BS transparency at every step.
FAQs

Things founders ask us.

These are the questions founders ask us most. From experience, they all come down to one thing: what's different this time?

We guide you from in-depth consultation to presenting only the best-matched candidates. We present 3 to 5 vetted candidates fast, then support you through interviews to a signed offer.
5-step process: Initial screening → Soft skills evaluation → Hard skills verification → Real-time behavior analysis → Technical interview. Only vetted, high-quality candidates reach you. Your tech leads can also run the technical interviews, this yields the best results.
First candidates land in your inbox within days. From there, the full hiring time depends on your interview pace. We continuously enhance your pipeline if you need to interview more candidates.
A one-time fee based on the candidate's annual salary. Flexible payment options available. No upfront costs, you pay only when you hire. No ongoing fees after placement. Book a strategy call for exact numbers on your role.
For Colombia and Ecuador, we provide a Formal Contract template with all legal benefits. For other LatAm countries, a Professional Services Contract. We also provide an IP Contract template. All templates are country-specific and compliance-verified.
Our replacement guarantee kicks in: we restart the search at zero cost. We also run an honest post-mortem, we tell you what actually went wrong, even when it's not comfortable. That accountability is why our placement success holds up.
Free resource

2025 LatAm Tech Talent Compensation Report

Explore the latest salary benchmarks for remote tech talent across Latin America. Stop overpaying. Stop low-balling.

Senior, mid-level & junior benchmarks
Back-end, front-end, full-stack, DevOps, QA roles
Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Argentina data
Updated 2025, based on real placements

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Vetted shortlist in 5, 7 business days
3-month replacement guarantee
One-time fee, no ongoing markups
Compliance contracts for every LatAm country

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