For more than a decade, the world’s biggest and most sophisticated technology companies, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Intel, JPMorgan, Uber, Oracle, Citi, and over 150 more U.S. brands, have quietly built engineering, product, R&D, cloud, and security teams across Latin America.
December 15, 2025
John Oliver Coffey

Nearshore Isn’t New, So Why Do Many U.S. Companies Still Ignore It?

For more than a decade, the world’s biggest and most sophisticated technology companies, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Intel, JPMorgan, Uber, Oracle, Citi, and over 150 more U.S. brands, have quietly built engineering, product, R&D, cloud, and security teams across Latin America.

As AI reshapes how companies hire developers, a new kind of challenge is emerging: candidates who use AI not just to write code, but to game the hiring process itself. At Netmidas, where we specialize in building high-integrity, distributed engineering teams, we’ve been closely watching this trend. Here's what you need to know, and what to do about it.
December 10, 2025

Invisible Prompt Code in Resumes Real Risk: AI-Powered Fraud in Tech Hiring Is Here

As AI reshapes how companies hire developers, a new kind of challenge is emerging: candidates who use AI not just to write code, but to game the hiring process itself. At Netmidas, where we specialize in building high-integrity, distributed engineering teams, we’ve been closely watching this trend. Here's what you need to know, and what to do about it.

An Employer of Record enables U.S. companies to hire top talent from Latin America quickly, safely, and cost-effectively. It removes barriers to global hiring and ensures full compliance while allowing companies to maintain operational control.
December 2, 2025
John Oliver Coffey

What Is an Employer of Record (EOR) and Why Does It Matter for Nearshore Staffing

An Employer of Record enables U.S. companies to hire top talent from Latin America quickly, safely, and cost-effectively. It removes barriers to global hiring and ensures full compliance while allowing companies to maintain operational control.

Once known only for salsa and sunshine, Cali is rapidly becoming Colombia’s most promising nearshore tech hub. Discover how the city’s talent, infrastructure, and incentives are positioning it as a strategic destination for global technology operations.
November 24, 2025
John Oliver Coffey

Cali, Colombia: The next nearshore tech hub ready to emerge in 2025

Once known only for salsa and sunshine, Cali is rapidly becoming Colombia’s most promising nearshore tech hub. Discover how the city’s talent, infrastructure, and incentives are positioning it as a strategic destination for global technology operations.

Discover how NetMidas helped QASH, a fintech neobank, scale globally with top LATAM talent through an end to end nearshore hiring strategy.
November 24, 2025
John Oliver Coffey

How NetMidas helped QASH scale with LATAM Talent

Discover how NetMidas helped QASH, a fintech neobank, scale globally with top LATAM talent through an end to end nearshore hiring strategy.

21 Critical Security Questions every online store must answer, a scoring mechanism and a priority matrix.
November 24, 2025
John Oliver Coffey

The E-commerce Security Checklist

21 Critical Security Questions every online store must answer, a scoring mechanism and a priority matrix.

November 24, 2025
John Oliver Coffey

Why are there still so few women in tech?

Hiring LatAm tech talent can fail despite strong resumes and interviews due to challenges in adapting to unique team dynamics and cultural differences. It's often not the candidate's fault but the process's lack of depth.
April 28, 2025
John Oliver Coffey

Why (some) US-LatAm tech hires fail in their first year. And how to avoid the pitfalls.

Hiring LatAm tech talent can fail despite strong resumes and interviews due to challenges in adapting to unique team dynamics and cultural differences. It's often not the candidate's fault but the process's lack of depth.

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