Hire Brazilian developers in Austin, TX
A senior engineer in Austin costs roughly $15,850 per month once payroll tax and benefits are counted. The Brazilian equivalent through HireBrazilDevs is $4,900 per month, full time and dedicated — about 69% less. On ordinary Brazilian working hours the engineer shares 6–7 hours a day with U.S. Central time, or 8 if they shift their day later.
Austin salaries rose faster than almost any market in the country after 2020 without the talent supply following, which is why so many Austin teams end up hiring remotely anyway. Central time gives you six to seven hours of overlap — enough for a real standup and an afternoon of live collaboration.
Austin versus Brazil, side by side
| Local Austin hire | Through HireBrazilDevs | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost, senior | $15,850 loaded | $4,900 |
| Annual cost | $190,200 | $58,800 |
| Time to hire | 6–12 weeks | About 5 business days to candidates |
| Recruiting fee | 15–25% of first-year salary | None |
| Daily overlap with your team | Full | 6–7 hours on normal hours |
Local cost estimate: BLS national median for software developers ($135,980, May 2025) × our estimated Austin market index (1.12×) + 25% payroll and benefits. The national median is official; the city index is our estimate. Methodology.
How the hours line up with Central time
Brazil sits 2–3 hours ahead of Austin, and an engineer on ordinary Brazilian hours shares 6–7 hours with a 9-to-5 day there.
Stretchable to 8 hours if the engineer starts later — agreed explicitly, at no change in price.
The full time zone guide, with every U.S. zone →
Cost by seniority, Austin versus Brazil
Local column is our estimate of a loaded hire in Austin; ours is the published rate.
| Level | Local, loaded | Through us | You keep |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-level engineer | $14,100/mo | $3,500/mo | $127,200/yr |
| Senior engineer | $18,450/mo | $4,900/mo | $162,600/yr |
| Tech lead / staff engineer | $22,300/mo | $6,400/mo | $190,800/yr |
What Austin hires for, and why the Brazilian pool fits
One section per local sector, with the part of the Brazilian market that actually serves it. The stacks differ by city because the sectors do.
enterprise software → Java developers
Brazilian retail banking processes billions of transactions on Java, and Pix pushed that infrastructure to instant, 24/7 settlement in 2020.
semiconductors → Python developers
Python entered Brazil through universities and public-sector systems long before the startup wave, which left the country with an unusually academic Python community: strong on correctness, testing and the standard library.
consumer apps → React Native developers
A Brazilian consumer app has to work on a four-year-old Android with 3 GB of RAM on an intermittent connection, because that is what a large part of the market actually owns.
Skills Austin teams hire most
Local demand concentrates in enterprise software, semiconductors, consumer apps. These are the stacks those sectors run on — and where a Brazilian senior is easiest to find.
Java developers
Back-end · $4,900/mo senior
.NET developers
Back-end · $4,900/mo senior
Angular developers
Front-end · $4,900/mo senior
Salesforce developers
Platforms · $4,900/mo senior
Python developers
Back-end · $4,900/mo senior
DevOps engineers
Cloud & DevOps · $4,900/mo senior
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Rates and what they include are on the pricing page, the same figures as the table above without the Austin comparison.
Frequently asked questions
Do you have engineers who can work Central time hours?
On ordinary Brazilian hours — 9 AM to 6 PM — the overlap with U.S. Central time is 6–7 hours a day. An engineer willing to work 11 AM to 8 PM their time raises that to 8 hours, which we agree explicitly with the engineer and price the same. We do not staff night shifts in any case.
Do we need an entity or payroll in TX?
No. Engineers are contracted by HireBrazilDevs in Brazil and you receive one monthly invoice for services. There is no U.S. payroll, no benefits administration and no Brazilian entity to set up.
How does this compare with hiring locally in Austin?
A local senior hire costs roughly $15,850 per month fully loaded and typically takes six to twelve weeks to close. A dedicated Brazilian engineer is $4,900 per month with candidates in about five business days.
Tell us the role. We come back with candidates.
Send the role in writing, get a written scope back within one business day, then vetted profiles within five. No sales call, no fee to ask, no retainer, no exclusivity.