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Sr. Machine Learning Engineer

  • 8+ years experience
  • Fluent in English
  • EST Zone
  • Vetted
  • Shortlisted

Contract Data Engineer in Latin America (Remote)

Discover pre-vetted professionals ready for your next project. All candidates have been thoroughly screened for technical expertise and cultural fit.

4.9 / 5.0 - Clients rate Hop Data Engineer on average based on 887 reviews.

Available Professionals

  • 165 professionals available

Jaqueline Ccana

  • Role: Data Engineering Manager Specializing In Big Data Solutions
  • Location: Peru
  • Rate: $55/hr
  • Experience: 12y
  • Skills: SQL
  • Current Position: Delivery manager - Data Governance at Bluetab América, an IBM Company (Sep 2024 - Present)

Carlos Ernesto Jr. Daz Salazar

  • Role: Data Engineering Manager Specializing In SAP And BI
  • Location: Peru
  • Rate: $60/hr
  • Experience: 18y
  • Skills: SQL
  • Current Position: Manager Artificial Intelligence & Data at Deloitte (May 2023 - Present)

Freddy Bonilla

  • Role: Senior Data Engineer Specializing In ETL And DWH Architecture
  • Location: Peru
  • Rate: $55/hr
  • Experience: 16y
  • Skills: SQL
  • Current Position: Consultant at Prayaga Solutions (May 2010 - Present)

Lesly C R

  • Role: Senior Data Engineer Specializing In Cloud Solutions
  • Location: Peru
  • Rate: $55/hr
  • Experience: 10y
  • Skills: SQL
  • Current Position: DATA MODELER SENIOR at Bluetab, an IBM Company (Feb 2022 - Present)

Alberto Chumpitazi

  • Role: Senior Data Engineer Specializing In Big Data Solutions
  • Location: Peru
  • Rate: $55/hr
  • Experience: 24y
  • Skills: SQL
  • Current Position: Data Modeler at Banco de Crédito BCP (Jun 2018 - Present)

Angella Cynthia Chavez Vallejos

  • Role: Senior Data Engineer Specializing In Data Modeling Techniques
  • Location: Peru
  • Rate: $55/hr
  • Experience: 14y
  • Skills: SQL
  • Current Position: Data Modeler Advance at Banco de Crédito BCP (Aug 2021 - Present)

Why Hire ML & GenAI Talent in LATAM

  • Time-zone alignment with US teams
  • Mature engineering culture
  • Excellent English proficiency
  • Real production experience
  • Strong collaboration culture
  • Faster hiring cycles

Why Choose Hop

Precision-Driven Technical Hiring
From Software Engineers to AI specialists and everything in between. Our focus is context, reliability, and structured evaluation — delivering only talent that truly fits.

  • 500+ Engineers Placed
  • 16 Day Avg. Time-to-Hire
  • 1:10 Submission-to-Hire Ratio
  • 98% Client Satisfaction

Data Engineer Success Stories

See how we've helped leading companies hire top data engineers for their AI and data science initiatives.
CVS Health - With over 300,000 employees, CVS Health is the nation's premier health solutions company.

Key Results

  • Improved submission to hire ratio from 1:25 to 1:10
  • Increased percentage of candidates advancing from submission to technical interview.

Performance Metrics

Month Subm. Tech Onsite Offers Hires
Aug-21 53 23 10 4 3
Sep-21 217 80 52 14 10
Oct-21 180 42 41 11 6
Nov-21 224 103 61 19 13
Dec-21 319 136 72 20 12
Jan-22 261 135 53 13 7
Feb-22 213 111 45 16 7
Mar-22 215 121 53 17 9

Why Hire in Latin America?

  • Developer Pool: ~1.5M+ software developers across region
  • Time Zone: 1-3 hours from U.S. Eastern Time
  • Cultural compatibility and collaborative mindset

Talent Market Overview

Latin America has emerged as a nearshore powerhouse for tech talent, offering highly skilled developers at significantly lower cost and in convenient time zones.

Cost Advantage

Typically 30–50% lower than in the U.S. or Western Europe.

English Proficiency & Cultural Fit

Rising steadily among tech professionals, especially in Argentina.

Why Choose Latin America?

Investing in AI education and startups, with strong mathematical foundations and a creative problem-solving mindset.