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Get Elixir Developers from Latin America
Functional programming engineers from Brazil, Argentina, and Colombia who build fault-tolerant systems in Elixir and Phoenix. They understand the BEAM VM, write distributed systems that recover from failure, and use OTP the way it was designed.
Why LATAM for Elixir development
Cost advantage on specialized talent
Senior Elixir engineers in the US earn $155k-$195k. LATAM engineers deliver at $68k-$98k, meaningful for a niche that commands premium rates in the US market.
Timezone overlap
Brazil is UTC-3, Colombia UTC-5. Elixir projects often involve architectural discussions and real-time system design that benefit from synchronous collaboration with US teams.
Technical depth in communication
Elixir developers have to explain OTP supervision trees, BEAM scheduler behavior, and GenServer state management to mixed technical teams. LATAM engineers in this space are good at it.
Functional programming foundation
Brazil and Argentina have universities teaching functional programming. Elixir engineers here often have Erlang, Haskell, or formal CS backgrounds that contribute to their design rigor.
Phoenix and LiveView adoption
Phoenix LiveView has significant adoption in the LATAM Elixir community. Real-time web applications, chat systems, and collaborative tools are common Phoenix project types.
What our Elixir developers know
Elixir (pattern matching, pipelines, macros)
PostgreSQL
Absinthe (GraphQL)
Docker + Docker Compose
Fly.io / Render / GCP Cloud Run
Telemetry + PrometheusHow we vet Elixir developers
Every candidate completes all seven stages before you see their profile. You can also run your own technical round after our screening.
* For common roles like full-stack. Other roles typically take 7 to 10 days.
CV check
Stage 1We review experience, stack, seniority, and career history against the role before anyone is invited to interview. Most applicants stop here.
Behavioral interview
Stage 2A structured interview assessing communication style, conflict resolution, ownership mindset, and English proficiency in a professional context.
Technical interview 1
Role-specificA 90-minute live session covering OTP design: candidates design a supervision tree for a fault-tolerant service, explain why they'd use a GenServer vs Agent vs ETS for a given use case, and walk through how a crashed process gets restarted. We cover Ecto queries: complex associations, Ecto.Multi for transactional operations, and migration design. The session includes a Phoenix LiveView component built live, plus a discussion of how they'd test GenServer behavior and simulate process crashes in ExUnit.
Technical interview 2
Stage 4A second, deeper round on system design, architecture tradeoffs, and code review, matched to the seniority you are hiring for.
Take-home assessment
Stage 5A practical assignment that mirrors real work. We review code quality, testing, documentation, and how the candidate explains their decisions.
Reference check
Stage 6We speak with at least two professional references who worked with the candidate, not personal contacts.
Background check
Stage 7Verification of work history, education, and identity with written consent, aligned with applicable privacy rules including LGPD where relevant.
After our screening, you can optionally run your own technical round before making an offer.
Sample profiles
Who you might hire
Anonymized profiles from our vetted talent pool. Actual candidates may vary.
Mid Elixir Developer
Florianópolis, Brazil
3+ years experience
Senior Elixir Developer
Buenos Aires, Argentina
6+ years experience
Lead Elixir Engineer
São Paulo, Brazil
9+ years experience
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What to expect
What sets our Elixir developers apart
Elixir developers in our network chose the language for its fault-tolerance and concurrency model, not because it's fashionable. They understand the BEAM at a level that lets them design systems that actually recover from failure. They use AI tools where they help, particularly for boilerplate work.
GitHub Copilot and Cursor for Ecto migration scaffolding, test case generation, and Phoenix route boilerplate. The routine setup work gets done faster.
AI-assisted documentation generation for module documentation and typespecs. Elixir projects benefit from consistent @moduledoc and @doc coverage.
They design supervision trees before writing code and explain the failure semantics upfront. A crashing process is expected behavior, not a bug.
Clear async communication: they document OTP design decisions in architecture docs so the next engineer isn't confused by non-obvious process relationships.
They know when Elixir is the right choice and when it isn't. They won't recommend it for a simple CRUD app where it adds complexity without benefit.
LATAM vs US Elixir developer salaries
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