Nearshoring in Santiago with local operational depth
Santiago is 23people's home market and a strong fit for buyers that need enterprise engineering, regulated-industry experience, and close US collaboration under a mature local operating model.
UTC−3/−4
seasonal Santiago timezone
10+ yr
23people operating in Chile
ISO 27001
certified security management
Where Santiago nearshoring is strongest
Santiago's technology market is shaped by banking, insurance, retail, healthcare, mining, and large enterprise platforms. Engineers often work with integrations, compliance constraints, and systems where uptime matters as much as feature delivery.
For 23people, Chile is not an abstract sourcing destination. Local operations, benefits, community, and direct team support provide a concrete base for building and retaining professionals who work with regional or North American clients.
What a Santiago team can optimize for
Santiago is particularly useful when operational reliability and enterprise context are central to the work.
Regulated-system experience
Validate security, auditability, data handling, and controlled-release judgment for the client's environment.
Enterprise integration depth
Look for engineers who understand APIs, legacy systems, cloud services, and production support as one system.
Local continuity
Use active Chile-based people operations, benefits, feedback, and community support to sustain the team.
How 23people builds a Santiago team
The process connects technical validation to local employment and long-term team care.
Define risk and delivery ownership
Map the systems, compliance needs, collaboration window, and decisions the nearshore role will own.
Validate with senior engineers
Assess real technical reasoning and communication before introducing a candidate to the client.
Operate and retain locally
Manage employment support, benefits, engagement, and feedback while the engineer works inside the client's delivery system.
Santiago nearshoring risks—and controls
A mature market still needs a clear model for quality, career growth, and client integration.
Enterprise-title ambiguity
Calibrate hands-on depth independently from corporate role titles or years in one organization.
Maintenance-only roles
Give engineers improvement ownership and visible outcomes to keep the work technically meaningful.
Client-vendor separation
Integrate professionals into the same goals, ceremonies, and feedback loops as internal peers.
A nearshore team is only useful if it stays
23people combines engineering-led validation with an operating model built for continuity. City choice matters, but retention, communication, and accountable delivery determine whether the team creates lasting value.
<20%
voluntary annual turnover
1.6+ yr
average team tenure
10+ yr
building LATAM technology teams
Santiago nearshoring questions
What timezone overlap does Santiago have with the US?
Santiago changes seasonally between UTC−3 and UTC−4. It remains close to US Eastern time throughout the year and supports a shared working day.
What makes Santiago useful for enterprise engineering?
The local market has extensive exposure to regulated industries, integrations, cloud platforms, and business-critical systems. Each candidate still goes through role-specific validation.
How does 23people support teams in Chile?
23people operates from Santiago and provides local employment coordination, benefits, people support, technical validation, and retention practices alongside the client relationship.
See Santiago's enterprise delivery context
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Build your Santiago team with a local operator
Share the role profile and delivery context. We will define the validation, employment, and retention model needed to make the team work.
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