Nearshore staffing in Washington

• Seattle, WA

  Time zone: Pacific Time

  Seattle's economy leans on software, cloud and e-commerce, with aerospace, maritime trade and a strong life sciences and global health community alongside. Those anchor employers set the pay scale for the whole region, and a growing company trying to hire a developer, analyst or operations lead often finds itself outbid before the second interview.

  Nearshore hiring changes that math. You get a dedicated teammate who works only for you, with the skills you need, while your budget stretches further than it would in a market where everyone is fishing in the same pond.

  How the clocks line up

  • Most of Mexico is two hours ahead of Seattle in winter and one hour ahead in summer, so a Seattle 9-to-5 ends in early evening there.
  • Candidates in Baja California are a different story: the state keeps Pacific Time, the same as Seattle, all year.
  • Central America runs on the same clock as central Mexico, which keeps the whole region within reach of a normal West Coast workday.

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  Workday overlap

  • Mexico City6 h
  • Bogotá5 h
  • San José6 h
  • Buenos Aires3 h
  • São Paulo3 h

  Industries and the roles they hire

  • Software and cloudSoftware developers, QA and test engineers, DevOps support, Technical support engineers
  • E-commerce and retailMarketplace and catalog specialists, Customer experience representatives, Data analysts, Digital marketing coordinators
  • Aerospace and advanced manufacturingEngineering document control, Supply chain coordinators, CAD support
  • Life sciences and healthcareResearch administrators, Medical billing and coding, Grant and contract assistants

  Countries we suggest

  Mexico, Costa Rica and Guatemala

• Spokane, WA

  Time zone: Pacific Time

  Spokane is the commercial center of the Inland Northwest. Its hospitals and clinics serve a wide region, and the economy also leans on manufacturing, agriculture from the Palouse and surrounding farmland, colleges and universities, and the logistics that tie eastern Washington and northern Idaho together.

  Regional hubs like Spokane often have strong employers and a limited pool of specialists. When a billing lead, staff accountant or developer leaves, finding a replacement locally can take a while. Nearshore recruiting opens the search to experienced professionals across Mexico and Latin America who join your team full time.

  Working across the time difference

  Mexico City and Central America are two hours ahead of Spokane in winter and one hour ahead in summer. Working a Pacific schedule means starting mid-morning on their side, and candidates agree to that before we present them. Tijuana and the rest of Baja California follow Pacific Time with the same clock changes, so a hire there is on exactly your time.

  Our team is based in Houston and runs sourcing, screening and onboarding by video.

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  Workday overlap

  • Mexico City6 h
  • Bogotá5 h
  • San José6 h
  • Buenos Aires3 h
  • São Paulo3 h

  Industries and the roles they hire

  • HealthcareMedical billing and coding, Prior authorization specialists, Insurance verification, Patient scheduling
  • ManufacturingPurchasing assistants, Production planners, Quality documentation specialists
  • Agriculture and foodAgribusiness bookkeepers, Logistics coordinators, Bilingual operations assistants
  • Logistics and distributionDispatchers, Freight billing specialists, Inventory analysts
  • Professional servicesStaff accountants, Executive assistants, Software developers

  Countries we suggest

  Mexico, Guatemala and El Salvador

Hours of a 9 to 5 day shared with each hub, shown for mid-January; updates to today's clocks in your browser.