Hire back-end developers

Nearshore back-end engineers who design reliable APIs, model data well and operate the systems they ship — built on two decades of banking-grade engineering.

40–60%Savings vs US hire
4 daysTo first shortlist
GMT-3/-6Time-zone overlap
10+LATAM countries

Back-end work is where reliability, security and scale are won or lost. NearSmarter's back-end developers come from an engineering org that cut its teeth on Brazilian banking systems, where downtime and data errors aren't an option.

What our Back-End engineers bring

  • Node.js, Python, Java, .NET and Go services
  • REST and GraphQL API design, versioning and contracts
  • Relational and NoSQL data modeling and query optimization
  • Message queues, event-driven and distributed systems
  • Auth, security and compliance (ISO 27001, PCI, HIPAA-aware)
  • Observability, SLOs and production on-call ownership

Sample profiles

Representative of the engineers in our vetted Back-End pool.

J.R.

Senior

10 yrs · São Paulo, BR

JavaSpringKafkaAWS
M.K.

Senior

8 yrs · Tegucigalpa, HN

NodePostgresRedis
G.V.

Mid-Senior

6 yrs · Bogotá, CO

PythonFastAPIGCP

Why hire Back-End developers through NearSmarter

Banking-grade reliability

Reliability and audit-readiness as defaults, not afterthoughts.

Polyglot depth

The right runtime for the job — Node, Python, Java, .NET or Go.

They own what they ship

Engineers paged on their own services keep them dependable.

What does it cost to hire a Back-End developer?

US in-house (all-in)

$14k–19k

per month

NearSmarter nearshore

$6.5k–9.5k

per month · save 40–60%

All-in cost including benefits, equipment and our service fee.

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How hiring works

1 · Define the brief

A solutions engineer scopes the role with you — stack, seniority, time-zone overlap and team-fit signals — in a single 30-minute call.

2 · AI-assisted shortlist

Our matching engine ranks our vetted talent pool against your brief; a senior recruiter reviews every candidate before they reach you.

3 · You interview the top 3–5

We schedule the interviews, prep the candidates and debrief afterwards. You only spend time on engineers who clear our bar.

4 · Start in days, not months

We handle contracts, equipment, payroll, benefits and compliance across 10+ LATAM countries. Your engineer joins your standup within the week.

Frequently asked questions

Which back-end languages do your engineers work in?

Our back-end pool covers Node.js, Python, Java, .NET and Go, plus the surrounding infrastructure — databases, queues, caching and cloud. We match the engineer to your existing stack.

How much does a nearshore back-end developer cost?

Typically $6,500–9,500/month all-in through NearSmarter — around 40–60% less than an equivalent US hire.

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