Top 3% AI & Human Vetted • Bilingual Talent

    Your LATAM Hiring Department.

    Hire Top-Tier Nearshore SFT in LATAM

    Skip the 3-month hiring process. Get vetted candidates in 5 business days.

    We interview from our 90K+ candidate network, handle negotiations, and present only candidates who match your requirements.

    90K+ Network
    AI + Human Vetted
    Bilingual
    5-Day Shortlist
    40% Savings

    LATAM Market Snapshot

    Live benchmarks from our nearshore talent network — the data US founders use to plan headcount and budget hires.

    $23-33/hr
    Average LATAM SFT Salary
    48-72h
    Sourcing Speed
    90K+
    Vetted Talent Pool

    Tech Stack We Recruit For

    Supervised Fine-Tuning
    Instruction Following
    Instruction-Response Pairs
    Taxonomy Design
    LoRA
    QLoRA
    Hugging Face
    PyTorch
    Claude
    Gemini
    Model Training
    Model Evaluation
    Dataset Curation
    Golden Sets
    Rubric Scoring
    Evaluation Metrics
    GPT APIs

    Meet Elite LATAM LLM Specialists Professionals

    Pre-vetted talent shortlisted for you within 5 business days

    ✓ AI-Vetted • Bilingual
    Ricardo Medina - Prompt Engineer

    Ricardo Medina

    Prompt Engineer

    🇲🇽 Mexico
    3+ years
    GPT-4
    Claude
    Chain-of-Thought
    Few-Shot
    Starting at$20/hr
    ✓ AI-Vetted • Bilingual
    Fernanda Lima - LLM Fine-Tuning Specialist

    Fernanda Lima

    LLM Fine-Tuning Specialist

    🇧🇷 Brazil
    4+ years
    RLHF
    LoRA
    SFT
    Dataset Curation
    Starting at$21/hr
    ✓ AI-Vetted • Bilingual
    Martín Vega - Data Annotation Lead

    Martín Vega

    Data Annotation Lead

    🇦🇷 Argentina
    4+ years
    Labeling Tools
    Quality Control
    RLHF
    Feedback
    Starting at$15/hr
    ✓ AI-Vetted • Bilingual
    Carolina Díaz - Model Evaluation Engineer

    Carolina Díaz

    Model Evaluation Engineer

    🇨🇴 Colombia
    5+ years
    Benchmarking
    A/B Testing
    Metrics
    Quality Assurance
    Starting at$19/hr

    Why Hire SFT from Latin America?

    Latin America has emerged as the premier destination for hiring elite sft with world-class technical expertise. The region offers a unique combination of highly skilled professionals, competitive pricing, and seamless collaboration advantages.

    LATAM sft are experts in cutting-edge technologies including Supervised Fine-Tuning, Instruction Following, Instruction-Response Pairs, Taxonomy Design, LoRA, enabling them to deliver exceptional results for startups and enterprises alike. With time zones ranging from UTC-3 to UTC-5, LATAM talent provides real-time collaboration with US teams—critical for agile development and rapid iteration.

    Companies partnering with Hireslink achieve 60% cost savings compared to US hiring while maintaining 98% match accuracy and 95%+ retention rates. Our vetted sft combine technical excellence with B2+ English proficiency and strong cultural alignment with North American business practices.

    How Hireslink Matches You with SFT Experts

    Our AI-powered recruiting platform uses advanced algorithms to match your specific requirements with the perfect sft candidates. Every professional in our network undergoes a rigorous 3-stage vetting process:

    • Technical Assessment: Comprehensive evaluation of Supervised Fine-Tuning, Instruction Following, Instruction-Response Pairs skills and hands-on coding challenges
    • System Design & Architecture: Real-world problem-solving scenarios to assess scalability thinking and best practices
    • English Proficiency & Culture Fit: B2+ level verification and alignment with remote work best practices

    Result: 5-business-day shortlists with 3-5 perfectly matched candidates, 95%+ retention rate, and seamless team integration.

    Common Use Cases for SFT from LATAM

    GPT/Claude Fine-Tuning

    Custom model training with RLHF and SFT

    Prompt Engineering

    Optimizing LLM outputs for specific use cases

    Data Annotation at Scale

    10K+ annotators for training data preparation

    Project Implementation

    End-to-end delivery with modern tech stacks

    Team Augmentation

    Scale your existing teams with specialized talent

    Technical Leadership

    Senior-level expertise for complex challenges

    What does a SFT LLM Specialists do?

    Fine-tune language models for specific tasks and domains

    SFT Specialist

    Full-Time • Remote

    Supervised Fine-Tuning, LoRA, Hugging Face, PyTorch

    $27/hour

    LLM Fine-Tuning Engineer

    Full-Time • Remote

    SFT, Dataset Curation, Model Training, Evaluation

    $30/hour

    Instruction Tuning Specialist

    Contract • Remote

    SFT, Instruction Following, QLoRA, Model Optimization

    $29/hour

    Key Responsibilities

    • Fine-tune LLMs for specific use cases
    • Curate and prepare training datasets
    • Implement efficient training techniques (LoRA/QLoRA)
    • Evaluate model performance on tasks
    • Optimize inference and deployment
    Your Hiring Journey

    From Search to Hire in Days, Not Months

    We've automated and optimized every step of the hiring process so you can focus on building your product.

    STEP 01Pre-built & Ready

    90K+ Candidate Network

    Access our curated database of senior LATAM professionals. Every candidate is pre-screened for English (B2+), technical skills, and remote work readiness.

    No sourcing delays
    1
    2
    STEP 0290,000 → 500 Candidates

    AI Screening (Stage 1)

    Our AI analyzes your requirements and screens our 90,000+ candidate network against tech stack, timezone, experience, and culture fit. Only 500 pass to the next stage.

    Automated precision
    STEP 03Only 3% Pass

    Human Expert Review (Stage 2)

    Senior recruiters conduct live interviews verifying bilingual communication (English/Spanish), technical depth, and culture fit. Only the top 3% make it to your shortlist.

    Bilingual verified
    3
    4
    STEP 04Ready to Interview

    5-Business-Day Shortlist

    Receive 3-5 AI & human vetted profiles with recorded video interviews, real cases from their past work, and assessment notes. Schedule interviews directly with top candidates.

    Decision-ready profiles
    STEP 05End-to-End Support

    Offer Management

    We handle salary negotiations, contract setup, and compliance. You focus on evaluating fit—we handle the paperwork and logistics.

    Zero admin burden
    5
    6
    STEP 06Replacement Guarantee

    Guaranteed Start

    No upfront fee. Staffing includes unlimited replacements with no additional recruiting fee during the engagement; direct hire includes a 90-day replacement guarantee.

    No risk guarantee

    Only 3% of Candidates Pass

    AI Screening + Human Expert Review = Top 3% Bilingual Talent

    90K+
    AI-Screened Pool
    Top 3%
    Human Verified
    100%
    Bilingual (EN/ES)
    5 days
    To Your Shortlist

    Skills & Requirements

    2+ years ML/LLM experience

    Strong understanding of transformer models

    Experience with model fine-tuning

    Knowledge of dataset curation and quality

    Proficiency in Python and deep learning frameworks

    Typical Salary Range

    $23-33/hr

    Competitive rates for LATAM SFT LLM Specialists talent

    Frequently Asked Questions

    We have 520+ pre-vetted SFT specialists across Latin America, expert in supervised fine-tuning, LoRA, QLoRA, and instruction following. 30+ new SFT specialists join monthly.

    3-stage vetting: (1) Model fine-tuning challenge with dataset curation, (2) LoRA/QLoRA implementation and efficiency assessment, (3) Instruction following and model evaluation review.

    Argentina (36%), Brazil (28%), Colombia (20%), Mexico (10%), Chile (6%). Strong ML backgrounds with focus on transformer models and dataset quality.

    We present a shortlist in 5 business days after the role brief. That is when you meet candidates, not their start date; interviews, offer and onboarding follow on your schedule.

    No trial period is needed to start. Staffing has a 3-month minimum engagement, a 15-day standard notice, and unlimited replacements with no additional recruiting fee while the engagement is active (salary and management fee still apply). Direct hire includes a 90-day replacement guarantee.

    LATAM SFT specialists earn $23-33/hr ($49-68K/year), providing 50-65% cost savings vs. U.S. fine-tuning engineers while delivering equal model customization quality.

    Yes, 86% have fine-tuned open-source models (LLaMA, Mistral), 72% use Hugging Face for training, 68% implement LoRA/QLoRA for efficiency, and 78% work with Claude and GPT APIs.

    94% retention after 6 months. We provide ongoing training in new fine-tuning techniques, model evaluation frameworks, GPU access for experimentation, and LLM research communities.

    $23-33/hr per specialist. Teams that need volume typically run a mixed pod: generalists on routine instruction pairs and domain experts on the 10-20% that requires credentials.

    Scenario libraries instead of open prompting, template detection during review, contributor rotation across categories, and diversity metrics reported per batch.

    Yes. Native ES/PT data creation with C1+ English guideline comprehension is one of the main reasons teams run SFT programs from LATAM.

    You do — work-for-hire terms assign all created data and derived rights to the client, with every contributor under NDA.

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    SFT: US vs LATAM Salary Comparison

    Metric 🇺🇸 US Rate 🌎 LATAM Rate Savings
    Hourly Rate $51–$76/hr $23–$33/hr 56%
    Annual (Full-Time) $106K–$158K $48K–$69K 56%
    5-Person Team (Annual) $530K–$790K $239K–$343K $291K+ saved

    Rates based on 2026 market data. LATAM rates include Hireslink's full-service model (payroll, HR, equipment).

    Explore More LATAM Talent

    Discover other specialized roles and build your complete remote team across Latin America

    Three ways to work with us

    Choose how you want to hire.

    Same network, same vetting bar. The difference is who employs the person and who runs the HR layer.

    Staffing & HR Management

    For companies building a team.

    HiresLink manages the hiring and HR/operational layer every month.

    • Shortlist in 5 business days after the role brief
    • Unlimited replacements with no additional recruiting fee during the engagement
    • Onboarding, payroll coordination, vacations and performance support
    • Monthly management fee: the lower of $800 or 25% of the monthly salary
    • No upfront fee
    • 3-month minimum engagement, 15-day standard notice
    Build My Team

    Headhunting / Direct Hire

    For companies making one specific key hire.

    You employ the person directly. One-time fee, no recurring management fee.

    • Shortlist in 5 business days after the role brief
    • One-time fee: 20% of annual salary
    • No upfront fee
    • 90-day replacement guarantee
    • Sourcing, vetting and interview coordination
    Find My Hire

    Staff Augmentation

    For companies adding capacity to an existing team.

    Vetted LATAM specialists plug into the team and processes you already run.

    • Add engineers and specialists to your existing team
    • You direct the day-to-day work
    • Scale the team up or down as the roadmap changes
    • Open salary benchmarks before you commit
    Add LATAM Talent

    Your Next SFT is Already in Our Pool

    90K+ candidate network. 5-business-day shortlists. Unlimited staffing replacements.

    We interview, negotiate, and onboard. You just pick the best fit.