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Our Strategic NearshoreDevelopment Process

We follow a proven, collaboration-focused methodology to deliver exceptional software solutions through our nearshore development model, ensuring real-time communication, cultural alignment, and world-class results at every stage.

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Step: 01

Discovery & Team Matching

We begin by thoroughly understanding your project requirements, technology stack, team culture, and business objectives. Based on your specific needs, we assemble a perfectly matched nearshore development team from our talent pool in Latin America—including senior developers, architects, designers, and QA specialists who share your timezone and work culture for seamless integration.

Step: 02

Seamless Integration & Development

Our nearshore teams work during your business hours enabling real-time collaboration, instant communication, and synchronous problem-solving. Using agile methodologies, we deliver software in iterative sprints with daily standups, pair programming sessions, and continuous integration. Your nearshore team becomes a natural extension of your organization with shared values and communication styles.

Step: 03

Quality Delivery & Partnership

Rigorous quality standards drive everything we do. Our nearshore teams follow industry best practices with comprehensive testing, security audits, code reviews, and documentation. We provide ongoing maintenance, feature enhancements, and technical support. Our goal is building long-term partnerships where your nearshore team becomes deeply invested in your product success.

Specialized Nearshore Solutions

To Accelerate Your
Digital Innovation.

We develop tailored software solutions that drive growth, enable innovation, and solve complex technical challenges with nearshore teams that work as true partners in your timezone.

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Dedicated Nearshore Development Teams

  • Full-Time
  • Integrated
  • Exclusive
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Build your extended development capacity with dedicated nearshore teams working exclusively on your projects. Our Latin American developers integrate seamlessly with your existing teams, working in your timezone with real-time communication. From 2-person squads to 20+ developer teams, we provide scalable, fully-managed nearshore resources with enterprise-grade expertise across modern technology stacks and methodologies.

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Staff Augmentation & Team Extension

  • Flexible
  • Specialized
  • On-Demand
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Quickly fill skill gaps and scale your development capacity with individual nearshore specialists who integrate directly into your existing teams. Whether you need senior React developers, DevOps engineers, mobile specialists, or QA automation experts, our nearshore staff augmentation provides pre-vetted professionals within 1-2 weeks who work in your timezone and follow your processes.

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Custom Software Development

  • Tailored
  • Enterprise-Grade
  • Innovative
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Transform your unique business requirements into powerful custom software with our nearshore development expertise. We build scalable, secure, and high-performance applications using modern architectures and technologies. From complex enterprise systems to innovative SaaS platforms, our nearshore teams deliver solutions that drive competitive advantage with the collaboration benefits of same-timezone development.

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Product Development & MVP Building

  • Fast
  • Iterative
  • Market-Ready
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Launch your software product or MVP quickly with our nearshore product development services. We help startups and enterprises bring ideas to market with rapid prototyping, agile development, user-centric design, and iterative releases. Our nearshore teams work as your technical co-founders, providing strategic guidance and hands-on development to validate concepts and achieve product-market fit.

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Mobile Application Development

  • iOS
  • Android
  • Cross-Platform
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Create exceptional mobile experiences with our nearshore mobile development teams. We build native iOS and Android applications, as well as cross-platform solutions using React Native and Flutter. Our nearshore mobile developers deliver performant, engaging apps with intuitive interfaces, seamless backend integrations, and features that drive user engagement—all with real-time collaboration benefits.

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Cloud & DevOps Engineering

  • Scalable
  • Automated
  • Infrastructure-as-Code
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Accelerate deployment and improve reliability with our nearshore cloud and DevOps expertise. We build cloud-native architectures on AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, implement CI/CD pipelines, containerization with Docker and Kubernetes, infrastructure automation, monitoring systems, and DevOps best practices that enable rapid, reliable software delivery at scale.

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Legacy System Modernization

  • Transformation
  • Migration
  • Future-Proof
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Modernize outdated systems without disrupting operations using our nearshore transformation services. We migrate legacy applications to modern technology stacks, refactor monolithic architectures into microservices, move on-premise systems to cloud platforms, and rebuild user interfaces with contemporary designs—preserving business logic while enabling innovation and scalability.

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QA & Test Automation Services

  • Comprehensive
  • Automated
  • Quality-Focused
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Ensure software quality with our nearshore QA and test automation services. Our quality engineers create comprehensive testing strategies, build automated test suites, perform manual testing, conduct security audits, and implement continuous testing practices. Working in your timezone enables real-time issue resolution and faster feedback cycles for superior quality.

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Where Specialty Meets Quality.

I'm a professional dedicated to delivering world-class nearshore software development and building exceptional digital solutions through seamless cross-border collaboration.

Perfect Timezone Alignment

  • Work with nearshore teams in Latin America sharing your business hours for real-time collaboration, instant communication, synchronous meetings, and immediate problem-solving without the delays of offshore time differences.

Cultural Compatibility

  • Benefit from shared work culture, communication styles, and business practices that make nearshore collaboration feel natural. Latin American developers understand North American business contexts, expectations, and working methods for seamless integration.

Cost-Effective Excellence

  • Reduce development costs by 40-50% compared to US-based teams while maintaining superior quality and communication. Nearshore provides better value than local hiring with fewer compromises than offshore alternatives.

Native English Proficiency

  • Communicate effortlessly with nearshore developers who have native or near-native English proficiency. Clear communication eliminates misunderstandings, accelerates development, and enables complex technical discussions without language barriers.
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Easy Travel & Face-to-Face

  • Visit your nearshore team easily with short flights (2-5 hours), no visa requirements, and minimal time zone disruption. Face-to-face meetings, team building, and on-site collaboration strengthen relationships and project success.
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Elite Latin American Talent

  • Access a rapidly growing pool of highly educated, technically sophisticated developers in Latin America's booming tech hubs including Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, and Brazil with expertise across modern technology stacks.

Our Solution
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86 Agency combines technical excellence with nearshore advantages, delivering exceptional software solutions that drive innovation, reduce costs, and accelerate business growth through seamless collaboration.

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Step 1: Requirements & Team Design

We analyze your project needs, technical requirements, team structure, and cultural fit preferences to design the optimal nearshore team composition with precisely matched skills, experience levels, and personality traits for your environment.

Step 2: Rapid Team Assembly

We assemble your nearshore development team from our pre-vetted talent pool in Latin America within 1-2 weeks. Every developer undergoes technical assessment, English evaluation, and cultural fit screening before joining your project.

Step 3: Seamless Onboarding

Your nearshore team integrates into your development environment, tools, processes, and communication channels. We establish development workflows, security protocols, and collaboration rhythms that make geographic distance invisible.

Step 4: Agile Development & Delivery

Our nearshore teams execute development using agile methodologies with daily standups during your business hours, regular demos, continuous integration, and iterative delivery. Real-time collaboration ensures rapid feedback cycles and quick pivots.

Step 5: Continuous Improvement & Growth

Through performance monitoring, retrospectives, knowledge sharing, and ongoing optimization, your nearshore team continuously improves velocity, code quality, and business impact while scaling with your evolving needs.

Industries We Empower

FinTech & Banking

Healthcare & Telemedicine

E-Commerce & Retail

EdTech & Online Learning

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Enterprise SaaS

Real Estate & PropTech

Automotive & Mobility

Gaming & Entertainment

Business Intelligence

AgTech & Sustainability

Tailored Nearshore Software Development Solutions

At 86 Agency, we create high-performing software solutions that combine Latin American technical talent, agile methodologies, and timezone alignment. From startups to enterprises, our nearshore development services are built to deliver innovation, collaboration, and measurable business results.

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Senior-Level Expertise

Our nearshore developers average 5-10 years of experience with proven track records in enterprise environments. We recruit only the top 3% of Latin American talent, ensuring you work with senior professionals who require minimal supervision and deliver exceptional results.

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Agile & Collaborative

We embrace agile principles with true collaboration—not just following ceremonies. Real-time communication, pair programming, mob sessions, and synchronous problem-solving create team cohesion that transcends geographic boundaries and accelerates velocity.

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Long-Term Partnerships

We focus on building lasting relationships, not transactional projects. Our nearshore teams become deeply invested in your success, learning your business domain, anticipating needs, and providing strategic guidance that extends beyond coding.

Your Gateway To Nearshore Excellence

We create powerful software solutions that fuel business transformation through seamless nearshore collaboration. Whether you’re scaling development capacity or building new products, our nearshore services deliver quality, efficiency, and innovation.

Dedicated Teams

Full-time nearshore development teams working exclusively on your projects with complete integration into your organization, culture, and processes. Scalable from 2 to 50+ developers with flexible engagement models.

Rapid Scaling

Quickly expand development capacity with pre-vetted nearshore talent available within 1-2 weeks. Add specialized skills, ramp up for product launches, or maintain steady-state development without lengthy hiring processes.

Full-Stack Expertise

Comprehensive technical capabilities across frontend, backend, mobile, cloud, DevOps, and QA with expertise in modern frameworks, languages, and tools. One nearshore partner for all your development needs.

Strategic Partnership

Beyond coding, we provide technical leadership, architecture guidance, best practice recommendations, and strategic insights that drive business outcomes and long-term competitive advantage.

Nearshore Development Workflow

Nearshore Development Workflow

86 Agency follows a proven methodology that delivers exceptional results at every stage. Our structured approach ensures your nearshore development projects are executed with technical excellence, seamless collaboration, and complete alignment with your business objectives from discovery through ongoing partnership.
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Discovery & Planning

We conduct comprehensive analysis of your technical needs, project goals, team dynamics, and cultural requirements. Our discovery process identifies optimal team composition, technology approaches, communication protocols, and development roadmap that maximizes nearshore advantages.

Team Formation & Integration

We assemble your nearshore team from our elite Latin American talent pool and conduct thorough onboarding. Your team integrates with your tools, processes, coding standards, and communication channels. We establish workflows that make timezone alignment and cultural compatibility immediately beneficial.

Agile Execution & Collaboration

Our nearshore teams execute development in your timezone using agile sprints, daily standups, continuous integration, and regular demos. Real-time communication enables pair programming, immediate feedback, rapid problem-solving, and true collaboration that feels like working with local teams.

Growth & Optimization

Through performance monitoring, retrospectives, knowledge sharing, skill development, and continuous process improvement, your nearshore team increases velocity, improves code quality, and delivers greater business value while scaling with your evolving needs.

Why Choose 86 Agency For Your Nearshore Software Development

At 86, we don’t just provide nearshore developers—we deliver strategic partnerships that combine elite Latin American talent, perfect timezone alignment, and cultural compatibility. Whether you need dedicated teams or specialized augmentation, we are your trusted nearshore partner.

Elite Talent Selection

We recruit only the top 3% of Latin American developers through rigorous technical assessments, coding challenges, system design interviews, and cultural fit evaluation. Every nearshore developer has 5+ years of experience and proven track records.

Same-Timezone Advantage

Our nearshore teams in Latin America share your business hours (EST, CST, PST) enabling real-time collaboration, synchronous meetings, instant problem-solving, and pair programming without the delays of offshore time differences.

Cultural Alignment

Latin American work culture closely mirrors North American business practices, communication styles, and expectations. Our nearshore developers understand your context, appreciate direct feedback, and integrate naturally into your team dynamics.

Native English Fluency

All our nearshore developers have native or near-native English proficiency with clear communication skills. Technical discussions, documentation, code reviews, and daily interactions flow naturally without language barriers or misunderstandings.

Rapid Team Deployment

Access pre-vetted nearshore talent within 1-2 weeks, not months. Our established talent pipeline across Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, and Brazil enables rapid team formation for urgent projects or quick capacity expansion.

Quality & Security Standards

We maintain enterprise-grade security practices, ISO certifications, SOC 2 compliance capabilities, and rigorous quality processes. Your intellectual property, data, and code are protected with the same standards as top US development firms.

FAQs

A: Nearshore software development involves partnering with development teams located in nearby countries within similar timezones—for US companies, this typically means Latin America (Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica). Unlike offshore development in distant countries like India or Eastern Europe with 8-12 hour time differences, nearshore provides overlapping business hours for real-time collaboration, video calls during normal working hours, and instant communication. Nearshore also offers greater cultural compatibility, easier travel with 2-5 hour flights, native English proficiency, and similar business practices. You get cost savings of 40-50% compared to US-based teams while maintaining the communication and collaboration benefits of working with local developers. Nearshore combines the best aspects of offshore cost efficiency with the convenience of domestic collaboration.

A: Nearshore software development typically reduces costs by 40-50% compared to hiring equivalent US-based developers while maintaining superior quality and communication. Senior nearshore developers in Latin America cost $50-80 per hour or $6,000-10,000 per month for dedicated full-time resources, compared to $120-200+ per hour or $15,000-25,000+ per month for US developers with similar experience. A team of 5 nearshore developers might cost $40,000-50,000 monthly versus $75,000-125,000 for equivalent US team. These savings compound over time while nearshore teams often demonstrate higher productivity due to timezone alignment, cultural fit, and dedicated focus. Unlike offshore alternatives, nearshore provides these savings without sacrificing real-time communication, which actually improves efficiency and reduces costly delays or misunderstandings.

A: We recruit elite nearshore developers from major Latin American tech hubs that offer optimal combination of talent quality, timezone alignment, cultural compatibility, and business infrastructure. Our primary nearshore locations include Mexico (Guadalajara, Mexico City, Monterrey)—perfect timezone overlap with US and growing tech ecosystem; Colombia (Bogotá, Medellín)—rapidly emerging tech talent with strong English skills; Argentina (Buenos Aires, Córdoba)—highly educated developers with European work ethic and strong technical foundations; Brazil (São Paulo)—largest tech talent pool in Latin America; Costa Rica—stable business environment with established tech industry; and Chile (Santiago)—advanced technology sector with innovation focus. We select locations based on your specific requirements, timezone preferences, and desired skill sets while ensuring political stability, reliable infrastructure, and business-friendly regulations.

A: Quality assurance is fundamental to our nearshore development approach through multiple layers of rigor. We implement stringent talent selection recruiting only the top 3% of candidates through technical assessments, live coding challenges, system design interviews, and portfolio reviews. Every nearshore developer has minimum 5 years of professional experience with verifiable track records. We conduct continuous code reviews by senior architects, implement automated testing and CI/CD pipelines, and follow industry-standard development methodologies. Our nearshore teams receive ongoing training in emerging technologies, best practices, and your specific domain. We maintain quality metrics including code coverage, bug rates, and velocity tracking. Unlike offshore alternatives where language barriers and time differences can hide issues, nearshore's real-time collaboration means problems are identified and resolved immediately through synchronous communication during shared working hours.

A: We can typically deploy your nearshore development team within 1-2 weeks from project kickoff for standard team sizes and skill sets. Our rapid deployment process includes Week 1: Requirements analysis, team design, candidate selection from our pre-vetted talent pool, technical interviews with you, and team finalization. Week 2: Contract execution, NDA signing, development environment setup, tool integration (Jira, GitHub, Slack), security configuration, and comprehensive onboarding to your processes, codebase, and domain. Development begins immediately in Week 2 with first sprint planning and initial deliverables. For specialized roles (machine learning, blockchain) or large teams (10+ developers), allow 2-3 weeks. For urgent projects, we can expedite with our ready-to-deploy talent pool. Once established, nearshore teams reach full productivity within 2-3 sprints as they learn your business context.

A: Our nearshore development teams have comprehensive expertise across modern and legacy technology stacks. Frontend specialties include React, Angular, Vue.js, Next.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, and responsive design frameworks. Backend capabilities span Node.js, Python (Django, Flask, FastAPI), Java (Spring Boot), .NET Core, Ruby on Rails, PHP (Laravel), and Go. Mobile development expertise covers React Native, Flutter, Swift (iOS native), and Kotlin (Android native). We have deep experience with cloud platforms including AWS (certified solutions architects), Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. Database expertise includes PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, DynamoDB, and Elasticsearch. DevOps and infrastructure skills cover Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, and monitoring tools. We also specialize in emerging technologies including AI/ML (TensorFlow, PyTorch), blockchain, microservices architecture, and serverless computing. During consultation, we match your technology requirements with our specialized nearshore talent.

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Ready to access elite Latin American talent with perfect timezone alignment and 50% cost savings? At 86 Agency, we deliver nearshore software development services that combine technical excellence, seamless collaboration, and cultural compatibility. Let's talk about your development needs—book a free consultation today and discover how our nearshore teams can help you accelerate innovation, scale development capacity, and achieve your technology goals with the communication advantages of working in the same timezone.

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