Hire LATAM's top 1% engineers in weeks, not months

Our platform finds the engineers. Our people choose them, meet them, and introduce you — the same way a good friend would.

1%Acceptance rate
~10dAvg. match time
98%Retention rate
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Engineering evolved, Hiring didn't

Standards are higher. But hiring still looks the same — weeks of sourcing, screening, and noise, and no one on the other end who actually knows you. We take the whole thing off your desk: one kickoff call, a shortlist you can read in a sitting, and your engineer onboarded in about a month.

The old way12+ weeks
  • Post the role, everywhere
  • Take-home assignment
  • Interview round 1
  • Interview round 2
  • Screen hundreds of résumés
  • Offer & onboard
With Luno Talent~4 weeks
  1. Day 0Kickoff call
  2. Day 10Sourced & vetted
  3. Day 14Shortlist of 3–5
  4. Day 30Hired & onboarded
Engineers who pass our vettingUnder 5%
Engineers collaborating
Our platform searchesOur people choose
Dani RodriguezSenior AI Engineer · Buenos AiresHand-picked

A boutique hiring partner, with a talent platform behind it

Our platform does the searching, so a shortlist takes days instead of months. Then it's people — we interview, take references, and pick the two or three engineers we'd hire ourselves. You meet them through someone who knows your team, and that someone stays on your side of the table long after the hire.

The roles teams hire most

AI Engineer

Ships production AI features — LLM apps, RAG pipelines, and model integrations that reach users.

DevOps Engineer

Automates the pipelines, infra, and observability that let teams ship safely, many times a day.

Product Engineer

Full-stack builders who own features end to end, from interface to infrastructure.

Mobile Engineer

Builds fast, polished iOS and Android apps that feel native and never drop a frame.

Data Engineer

Designs the pipelines and warehouses that turn raw events into query-ready data.

Back-End Engineer

Builds the APIs and services that keep products fast, secure, and scalable.

From role definition to your first hire in weeks

AI changed how products are built. Code ships faster. Teams are leaner. Standards are higher.

But hiring still looks the same. So we stay on after the match — contracts, compliance, payroll, benefits — and you get to just work with your engineer.

Offering letter

All contracts managed for you

Offer letters to ongoing docs — prepared, issued, and maintained behind the scenes.

Argentina
Worker classification approved
Labor law verified
Tax filing registered

Compliant in every country

Worker classification, local labor law, and regulatory filing, handled so you stay protected.

Payment Successful$4,620 sent to Ava Müller

Global payroll, no complexity

Engineers get paid accurately and on time, wherever they're based.

Argentina
Health insuranceLocal compliancePayments

Localized benefits

The coverage and protections each engineer is entitled to, set up in their country.

Top 1%. Startup- ready. AI-fluent

We sit with every engineer ourselves before you ever see them — depth, judgment, how they hold up inside a startup. Very few make it through, which is the point.

Multi-layer evaluationTop 1%
  • Multi-layer technical screening
  • Communication & async testing
  • Startup execution assessment
  • System design evaluation
  • English proficiency validation
  • AI-native capability audit
Reviewed bySenior engineers, live

The most strategic talent advantage for US startups

US timezone aligned

Work in sync, no midnight chaos

New York9:00
Chicago8:00
Denver7:00

High English proficiency

Communicates complex ideas clearly and confidently in global professional settings.

AgustinAgustin9:55 AM

Hey team, here's the latest pull request!

Michelle Y.Michelle Y.10:00 AM

Just checked it out! Looks good to me!

Capital efficiency without quality compromise

Built lean, shipped sharp - premium output, zero wasted motion.

PlanBuildQAShip

Product Driven

Built on curiosity, ownership, and relentless iteration.

Senior engineer ecosystem

Where expertise compounds and systems scale intelligently

Frontend dev
Backend dev
UX analyst

Precision over volume

We go deep with a handful of teams, not wide with everyone. If that's you, we'll fit like a glove.

Designed for

  • Seed to Series B startups
  • AI-native product teams
  • Founders obsessed with velocity
  • CTOs building lean, high-output orgs
  • Teams shipping weekly

Not built for

  • Enterprise bulk hiring
  • Fixed-scope outsourcing
  • Bargain hiring

The same engineer, for half the cost

A US in-house hire$208K/ yr
With Luno Talent$100K saved$108K/ yr
You never pay forSourcing feesMarkups on salaryReplacement costsLocal entity setup
Engineer's salaryPayroll tax + benefitsUS recruiter feeLuno flat fee

Illustrative figures for a senior full-stack engineer with 6+ years of experience.

Trusted by fast-moving startups

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Hiring through Luno Talent was a completely different experience. Instead of spending weeks sourcing and screening, we were introduced to exceptional engineers almost immediately. The talent was stronger than what we typically see, and the process was dramatically more efficient.
Stefano AngeliStefano AngeliCEO, Utoppia
01 / 05

Built by startup operators

Built by operators who have raised over $40 million, built and scaled venture-backed engineering teams from zero to millions of users and exited multiple times. The focus is simple: deliver elite engineers who integrate fast and ship immediately.

1%Acceptance Rate
98%Retention Rate
48%Average Savings
MillionsSaved by Clients