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Nearshore for US companies
Nearshore IT staff augmentation for US companies
Dedicated developers, DevOps engineers, and complete teams from Central America and Mexico. GMT-6 time zone (same as Chicago), bilingual delivery.
Why hire nearshore talent from Latin America for US teams?
Nearshore staff augmentation from Central America and Mexico gives US companies dedicated engineering resources at competitive vs US in-house, with real-time collaboration in the same or overlapping time zones. Pliret works with nearshore talent across Latin America with bilingual (English/Spanish) delivery teams.
How does the time zone work?
Pliret's headquarters (El Salvador) sits in GMT-6, the same time zone as Chicago, Houston and Mexico City — all year round (no daylight saving). This gives 8-9 hours of overlap with US Central, 6-7 with US Pacific, and 8-9 with US Eastern. Your nearshore team works your business hours — no night shifts, no async penalty, no follow-the-sun waste.
| US region | Time zone | Overlap with Pliret (GMT-6) | Same working day? |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Central | CT (GMT-6/-5) | 8-9 hours | Yes, identical hours |
| US Eastern | ET (GMT-5/-4) | 7-8 hours | Yes, 1h ahead |
| US Mountain | MT (GMT-7/-6) | 7-8 hours | Yes, 1h behind |
| US Pacific | PT (GMT-8/-7) | 6-7 hours | Yes, 2h behind |
What roles can Pliret source for US clients?
DevOps, SRE, Cloud engineers
engineers with AWS, Azure or GCP experience. Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, observability, cost optimization.
Data engineers, ML engineers, AI/LLM specialists
Data platforms, real-time analytics, RAG systems, LLM integrations (OpenAI, Claude, Gemini), MCP, autonomous agents.
Product managers, designers, QA engineers
PMs with US SaaS experience, product designers, QA automation (Playwright, Cypress, Selenium), manual QA and QA leads.
Where our team is
Based in El Salvador, serving US & Canada
Pliret is headquartered in San Salvador, El Salvador (GMT-6, Central Time). Full working-hour overlap with US Central, Eastern and Pacific business hours, USD invoicing and bilingual (English/Spanish) delivery.
For roles or stacks that require expanded sourcing across Latin America, we can extend the search on request.
Ready to start?
Tell us the role, stack, seniority and start date. Delivery lead will follow up to discuss your requirements.
Request shortlist →Frequently asked questions
What is nearshore staff augmentation?
Nearshore staff augmentation is a model where a US company hires dedicated IT professionals from a nearby country (typically LATAM) to work as full members of the internal team, in overlapping time zones with real-time collaboration. Pliret provides nearshore staff augmentation from El Salvador (GMT-6, same as Chicago) with bilingual English/Spanish delivery teams.
How much does it cost to hire a nearshore developer for a US company?
Cost depends on role, seniority, stack and engagement model (staff augmentation, managed team or headhunting). Contact us with the details of the role and we'll send a specific quote.
Do Pliret's nearshore developers speak English?
Yes. All mid and senior candidates presented to US clients pass an additional English screening (B2+ conversational). Delivery leads have C1-C2 English. Written and technical English (documentation, standups, code review) is standard from mid-level up.
Which time zones does Pliret's nearshore team overlap with US business hours?
Pliret's HQ (El Salvador) is GMT-6 (Central Standard Time), the same as Chicago and Mexico City, all year (no DST). Overlap: 8-9 hours with US Central and Eastern, 6-7 hours with US Pacific. Your team works your business hours — no night shifts, no async penalty.
How fast can Pliret start delivering for a US client?
Timelines vary based on role and market availability.. Onboarding and first productive day are agreed by contract.
Does Pliret work through US legal entities or bill offshore?
Both. Pliret can sign master services agreements with US or Canadian entities and invoice in USD. Payroll and employment of the delivery talent is handled by Pliret in-country — clients get a single monthly invoice per resource with no payroll or benefits administration.
How does Pliret compare to offshore (India, Philippines, Eastern Europe)?
Cost: nearshore LATAM sits between offshore Asia and US in-house pricing. Time zone: nearshore LATAM gives 8-9 hours daily overlap with US business hours, versus 0-3 for Asia. Cultural alignment and English quality are typically higher in LATAM. Travel: 2-4 hours from Miami versus 16-24 for Asia.
What certifications does Pliret's nearshore talent hold?
Certifications actively covered: AWS (all levels), Azure (all levels), GCP, Cisco (CCNA-CCIE), Kubernetes (CKA, CKAD), PMP, Scrum (CSM, PSM, CSPO), SAFe, ITIL, CompTIA (Security+, Cloud+), CISSP, Oracle, Red Hat (RHCSA, RHCE).