Acendeo, a nearshore staffing company based in Salt Lake City, is changing how U.S. businesses build engineering teams by removing recruiting fees, upfront costs, and lengthy hiring cycles. The company connects companies with pre-vetted software engineers, data analysts, and AI specialists across Latin America, offering a faster and more predictable way to scale technical capacity.
“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’s model targets startups, mid-sized firms, and enterprises that need backend, frontend, fullstack, AI, or data engineering talent without the traditional six-figure agency fees or months-long search.
Acendeo’s approach emphasizes real-time collaboration by placing engineers within 0 to 2 hours of major U.S. time zones. This timezone alignment ensures developers participate in standups, sprint planning, and daily team interactions from day one. Companies share their tech stack and requirements, interview only pre-vetted candidates, and onboard in two weeks or less with a single monthly rate covering contracts, payroll, equipment, and compliance. A risk-free replacement guarantee backs every placement.
“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.”
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.”
Acendeo currently serves companies in Tech & SaaS, Finance & FinTech, Healthcare & MedTech, E-Commerce & Retail, and Media & Entertainment. Clients typically save 30-40% compared to the fully loaded cost of a U.S. tech hire. The company was founded by industry veterans Brad Webb and Nelso Villamizar, who built the firm based on firsthand experience with the challenges of recruiting exceptional tech talent. Acendeo offers flexible hiring models and an all-inclusive service covering contracts, payroll, equipment, and compliance, helping companies from SMBs to Fortune 500s scale engineering teams quickly and affordably without sacrificing quality or cultural fit.
For more information, visit Acendeo's contact page.
