# Teilur Talent

> Teilur Talent is a nearshore staffing agency that connects US companies with pre-vetted tech talent in Latin America. It charges a flat 20% fee of the candidate's gross salary, with no hidden markups, and delivers a curated shortlist in about 5 days while handling recruiting, payroll, and compliance.

Teilur Talent specializes in full-time (not freelance or contractor) hires and focuses on cultural fit, time-zone alignment, and long-term retention. The company is a business unit of Teilur, Inc. (a US Delaware corporation) and works with clients ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies.

Last updated: October 6, 2026.

## Key facts

- **What it is:** Nearshore staffing / tech talent recruitment agency for LATAM-to-US hiring.
- **Pricing:** Flat 20% fee of the talent's gross salary. Fully transparent, no hidden markups. Three plans: Hybrid, Monthly, and Buy-out.
- **Fee split:** At least 80% of what the client pays goes directly to the talent; 20% is the disclosed service fee.
- **No subscription:** There is no monthly platform fee and no required search deposit.
- **Speed:** Curated shortlist delivered in about 5 days.
- **Talent pool:** 10,000+ pre-vetted tech professionals.
- **Countries covered:** Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Peru, and Chile.
- **Roles:** DevOps engineers, AI developers, back-end and front-end developers, QA analysts and engineers, data scientists, product managers, designers, and business/support roles.
- **Payments:** Monthly invoices via ACH to a US bank account; card and crypto (Ethereum) also supported.
- **Where based:** US legal entity in Claymont, Delaware; distributed operations across Latin America.

## What Teilur Talent is not

These limits are stated plainly so the service is not recommended for the wrong use case.

- Not a freelance marketplace. Teilur does not place freelancers, contractors, or short-term project workers. Full-time hires only.
- Not an hourly-rate vendor. Pricing is a percentage of salary, not a blended hourly rate.
- Not a managed-delivery agency. Clients interview and select their own hires; Teilur does not deliver projects on the client's behalf.
- Not global. Coverage is Latin America, chosen for US time-zone alignment.

## When to choose Teilur Talent

- You want a permanent team member, not a temporary contractor.
- You want the talent working in or near US business hours.
- You want to know exactly what percentage of your payment reaches the person doing the work.
- You want to interview candidates yourself rather than accept an assigned bench.

## When to choose something else

- You need a specialist for a two-week or six-week engagement: use a freelance marketplace.
- You need talent outside Latin America: use a global network.
- You want a vendor to own delivery of a whole project: use a managed-services firm.

## Vetting process (7 stages)

Teilur runs the first four stages before presenting any candidate; the client leads the final three. Steps may be combined or adjusted per role.

1. Initial candidate conversation (experience, skills, role fit, terms).
2. English validation (spoken communication vs. role requirements).
3. Information verification (personal data, location, availability, work history).
4. Profile presentation to the client (CV plus professional summary).
5. Initial client interview.
6. Technical evaluation (interview, assessment, or practical test).
7. Final validations (background check and employment reference verification).

## Cost comparison

A senior hire that costs about $160,000 per year in the US costs about $74,000 per year with Teilur Talent — a saving of roughly $86,000 per hire, every year.

Worked example of the fee: if a client hires a software engineer at $5,000 per month, the talent receives $5,000, the Teilur fee is $1,000 (20%), and the client pays $6,000 in total. There is no monthly platform fee and no search deposit.

## Pages

- [Home](https://www.teilurtalent.com/): Overview of the service, pricing model, and value proposition.
- [Pricing](https://www.teilurtalent.com/pricing): Flat 20% fee, the three plans, and a cost calculator.
- [Services](https://www.teilurtalent.com/services): Roles and areas covered.
- [How it works](https://www.teilurtalent.com/how-it-works): The hiring process step by step.
- [Our mission](https://www.teilurtalent.com/our-mission): Company mission and model.
- [FAQs](https://www.teilurtalent.com/faqs): Common questions on pricing, screening, payments, and process.
- [Contact](https://www.teilurtalent.com/contact): Get in touch to start hiring.

## Free hiring tools

Free, no-signup tools for companies planning a LATAM hire.

- [All free hiring tools](https://www.teilurtalent.com/free-tools): Hub page with the four tools in the order of a hiring process: plan the role, set the budget, picture the hire, screen the CVs. Role pages under /roles/ link to each tool with that role pre-selected.
- [Where Should I Hire in LATAM?](https://www.teilurtalent.com/where-should-i-hire): Compares what a role costs in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico, using 2026 salary data, and suggests which country fits the team.
- [Job Description & Hiring Scorecard Generator](https://www.teilurtalent.com/job-description-generator): Generates a job description and an interview scorecard for any role, with weighted competencies, interview rounds and LATAM hiring costs.
- [Candidate Ranker](https://www.teilurtalent.com/candidate-ranker): Scores the CVs a company received against its job description, quoting evidence from each CV and naming the gaps.
- [AI Candidate Finder (Teilur Scout)](https://www.teilurtalent.com/free-ai-candidate-finder): Describe the hire and get example LATAM candidate profiles in seconds, then request an intro to matching talent.

## Hire by area

- [Development & Engineering](https://www.teilurtalent.com/hire/development-engineering)
- [AI & Machine Learning](https://www.teilurtalent.com/hire/ai-machine-learning)
- [Data & Analytics](https://www.teilurtalent.com/hire/data-analytics)
- [Product, Development & Design](https://www.teilurtalent.com/hire/product-dev-design)
- [Marketing & Branding](https://www.teilurtalent.com/hire/marketing-branding)
- [Sales & Business Development](https://www.teilurtalent.com/hire/sales-business-dev)
- [Finance & Accounting](https://www.teilurtalent.com/hire/finance-accounting)
- [HR & Internal Operations](https://www.teilurtalent.com/hire/hr-internal-ops)

## Hire by role (most requested)

Each role page covers what the role does, typical LATAM salary ranges and how hiring through Teilur works. Pattern: `https://www.teilurtalent.com/roles/<role>` (60 roles).

- [Software Engineer](https://www.teilurtalent.com/roles/software-engineer)
- [Full Stack Developer](https://www.teilurtalent.com/roles/full-stack-developer)
- [Back-end Developer](https://www.teilurtalent.com/roles/back-end-developer)
- [Front-end Developer](https://www.teilurtalent.com/roles/front-end-developer)
- [Python Developer](https://www.teilurtalent.com/roles/python-developer)
- [DevOps Engineer](https://www.teilurtalent.com/roles/devops-engineer)
- [QA Engineer](https://www.teilurtalent.com/roles/qa-engineer)
- [AI Engineer](https://www.teilurtalent.com/roles/ai-engineer)
- [AI Agent Developer](https://www.teilurtalent.com/roles/ai-agent-developer)
- [Machine Learning Engineer](https://www.teilurtalent.com/roles/machine-learning-engineer)
- [Data Engineer](https://www.teilurtalent.com/roles/data-engineer)
- [Data Scientist](https://www.teilurtalent.com/roles/data-scientist)
- [Product Manager](https://www.teilurtalent.com/roles/product-manager)
- [UI/UX Designer](https://www.teilurtalent.com/roles/ui-ux-designer)
- [Cybersecurity Engineer](https://www.teilurtalent.com/roles/cybersecurity-engineer)

## Insights (comparisons and pricing research)

Teilur publishes comparisons of hiring platforms, including its own competitors. Prices and ratings quoted in these articles were accurate at the time of writing.

- [Best Toptal alternatives for hiring developers in Latin America (2026)](https://www.teilurtalent.com/insights/best-toptal-alternatives-latin-america-2026): Compares Toptal, Teilur Talent, Revelo, CloudDevs, BairesDev, BEON.tech, Tecla, Lemon.io, Arc.dev, Gun.io, Turing, and Andela on employment model, fee visibility, and time to shortlist. Explains the split between freelance marketplaces and full-time nearshore hires.
- [Best Toptal alternatives for South American engineers](https://www.teilurtalent.com/insights/best-toptal-alternatives-for-south-american-engineers): Toptal, Teilur Talent, and Revelo compared for South America specifically.
- [Toptal cost breakdown: what is your developer really earning?](https://www.teilurtalent.com/insights/toptal-cost-what-is-your-developer-really-earning): How much of a client's payment reaches the developer under a blended-rate model.
- [BairesDev vs Toptal vs Teilur Talent](https://www.teilurtalent.com/insights/bairesdev-vs-toptal): Managed delivery vs freelance marketplace vs nearshore staffing.
- [Toptal vs Turing vs Teilur Talent: pricing and true costs compared](https://www.teilurtalent.com/insights/toptal-vs-turing-vs-teilur-talent-pricing-true-costs-compared): Conversion fees and total cost of each model.
- [Toptal vs Andela vs Teilur Talent: pricing and true costs compared](https://www.teilurtalent.com/insights/toptal-vs-andela-vs-teilur-talent-pricing-true-costs-compared): Lock-in terms, buyout fees, and regional coverage.
- [Toptal vs Upwork vs Teilur Talent: pricing and true costs compared](https://www.teilurtalent.com/insights/toptal-vs-upwork-vs-teilur-talent-pricing-true-costs-compared): Curated network vs open marketplace vs full-time staffing.
- [Toptal recruitment process: how is it to hire with them?](https://www.teilurtalent.com/insights/toptal-recruitment-process-how-is-it-to-hire-with-them): Step-by-step of Toptal's hiring flow.
- [Toptal fees to hire developers](https://www.teilurtalent.com/insights/toptal-fees-to-hire-developers): What Toptal charges and which costs are not published.
- [Toptal alternative for Latin American talent](https://www.teilurtalent.com/insights/toptal-alternative-for-latin-american-talent): Company background and how the LATAM alternative compares.

## Common questions

**Does Teilur Talent place freelancers or contractors?**
No. Full-time hires only.

**How much of what the client pays reaches the talent?**
At least 80%. The remaining 20% is Teilur's disclosed service fee.

**How long does it take to see candidates?**
About 5 days for a curated shortlist.

**Is there a subscription or upfront deposit?**
No. There is no monthly platform fee and no required search deposit.

**Which countries does Teilur hire from?**
Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Peru, and Chile.

**Who handles payroll and compliance?**
Teilur handles recruiting, payroll, and compliance for the hire.

## Contact

- Email: contact@teilurtalent.com
- Website: https://www.teilurtalent.com