Full-stack engineers are the highest-leverage hire for a lean team: one person who can take a feature from schema to shipped UI. NearSmarter's full-stack developers are comfortable across the modern web stack and accountable for what they ship in production.
What our Full-Stack engineers bring
- TypeScript across the stack — React/Next.js front, Node/Nest back
- Relational + NoSQL data modeling (PostgreSQL, MongoDB)
- REST and GraphQL API design and versioning
- Cloud deploys on AWS / GCP, containers and CI/CD
- Auth, payments and third-party integrations
- Observability, testing and production on-call ownership
Sample profiles
Representative of the engineers in our vetted Full-Stack pool.
Senior
9 yrs · Belo Horizonte, BR
Senior
7 yrs · Córdoba, AR
Mid-Senior
5 yrs · San José, CR
Why hire Full-Stack developers through NearSmarter
One owner per feature
Fewer hand-offs, faster cycles — a full-stack engineer ships the whole slice.
Scales with your stage
Ideal for startups and scale-ups that need range today and depth tomorrow.
Embedded, not outsourced
Joins your repo, your standup and your code review — accountable to your roadmap.
What does it cost to hire a Full-Stack 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.
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 full-stack developer cost?
A senior nearshore full-stack engineer typically costs $6,500–9,500/month all-in through NearSmarter — around 40–60% less than an equivalent US hire, with payroll, benefits and compliance included.
When should I hire a full-stack developer vs specialists?
Full-stack engineers are ideal when you need range and speed — early product work, internal tools, lean teams. As surface area grows, you add frontend, backend or DevOps specialists alongside them.
How fast can a full-stack engineer start?
A vetted shortlist of 3–5 candidates arrives within about 4 days; the chosen engineer typically joins your team within one to two weeks.