DevOps is the multiplier that lets product teams ship safely and often. NearSmarter's DevOps engineers build the CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code and observability that turn risky releases into routine ones.
What our DevOps engineers bring
- Kubernetes, Docker and container orchestration
- Terraform, Pulumi and infrastructure-as-code
- CI/CD with GitHub Actions, GitLab CI and ArgoCD
- AWS, GCP and Azure architecture and cost control
- Observability — Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Datadog
- Security, secrets management and incident response
Sample profiles
Representative of the engineers in our vetted DevOps pool.
Senior
9 yrs · São Paulo, BR
Senior
7 yrs · Santiago, CL
Mid-Senior
5 yrs · Montevideo, UY
Why hire DevOps developers through NearSmarter
Deploys become boring
Automated, repeatable pipelines with safe rollbacks.
Cloud cost discipline
Right-sizing and architecture that controls your bill.
On-call overlap
Same-time-zone coverage when incidents happen.
What does it cost to hire a DevOps developer?
US in-house (all-in)
$15k–20k
per month
NearSmarter nearshore
$7k–10k
per month · save 40–55%
All-in cost including benefits, equipment and our service fee.
Get a precise estimate for your roleHow 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
What does a nearshore DevOps engineer cost?
Typically $7,000–10,000/month all-in through NearSmarter — around 40–55% less than an equivalent US in-house hire.
Can a DevOps engineer cover on-call in my time zone?
Yes — our LATAM engineers work GMT-3 to GMT-6, which overlaps US business hours, so on-call and incident response happen in real time with your team.