Acendeo, a nearshore staffing company based in Salt Lake City, is redefining how U.S. tech companies hire by eliminating recruiting fees, upfront costs, and lengthy hiring cycles. The company connects businesses with pre-vetted software engineers, data analysts, and AI specialists across Latin America, offering a streamlined path to scale engineering talent.
“To realize the full potential of your technology roadmap, you need the right people building it - What do you care if they're in Pittsburgh or São Paulo? If they can do the job and they're great for it, why not save the money?” said Brad Webb, Co-founder and CTO of Acendeo. The company focuses on nearshore talent, with engineers working within zero to two hours of major U.S. time zones, enabling real-time collaboration rather than the handoffs typical of offshore models.
Acendeo covers roles from backend, frontend, and fullstack developers to AI developers, data engineers, and data scientists. The process allows companies to share their tech stack and requirements, interview only pre-vetted candidates, and onboard in two weeks or less with a single all-inclusive monthly rate covering contracts, payroll, equipment, and compliance. Each placement is backed by a risk-free replacement guarantee.
“Until recently, most companies treated nearshore hiring as a stopgap rather than a strategy,” Webb added. “That's changing. LATAM engineering talent has caught up to, and in many cases exceeded, what companies were used to finding domestically, and the timezone alignment means these Developers aren't just contractors on the margins of a team. They're in the standups. They're in the sprint planning. They're part of the team from day one.”
Nelso Villamizar, VP of Strategic Operations at Acendeo, who has managed operations across more than 20 countries, emphasized the company's focus on long-term partnerships. “When a client trusts us with their hiring, we treat that as a long-term partnership. That's how a single engagement turns into a 10-person team, and how a first-time client becomes a repeat one,” he said.
Acendeo serves companies in tech and SaaS, finance and fintech, healthcare and medtech, e-commerce and retail, and media and entertainment. The company reports that clients typically save 30-40% versus the fully loaded cost of a U.S. tech hire. For growing tech teams, this model offers a predictable way to scale without the months-long hiring cycles or six-figure agency fees that often accompany traditional recruiting.
Acendeo was founded by industry veterans Brad Webb and Nelso Villamizar, who built the company based on firsthand experience with the challenges companies face recruiting exceptional tech talent. The company offers flexible hiring models, U.S. timezone alignment, and an all-inclusive service covering contracts, payroll, equipment, and compliance, helping companies from SMBs to Fortune 500s scale their engineering teams quickly, affordably, and without sacrificing quality or cultural fit.
For companies looking to scale their engineering team without recruiting fees, hidden costs, or months of searching, Acendeo provides a streamlined alternative. More information is available at https://acendeo.com/contact/.
