Alcor

Alcor works exclusively with technology companies, helping them set up software development centers and hire engineering teams abroad. Its model combines technical recruitment with employer of record and employment administration services, so clients can staff a development site without establishing their own local entity.

The company covers Latin America and Eastern Europe, with dedicated offerings in Chile, Argentina, Colombia and Mexico as well as Ukraine, Poland, Romania and Bulgaria. Alcor publishes local tech talent pool sizes and average engineering salaries for each of these markets to support hiring decisions.

Engagements are aimed at building a team rather than filling a single role, and Alcor states it can scale a client from zero to 30 engineers within 90 days. Teams are structured to operate as the client's internal staff, with the client retaining control and intellectual property, while Alcor handles recruitment and the administrative side of employing the engineers locally.