• Industry: Information Services
• Founded: 2020
• Location: United States (Remote)
• Team size: 11-50

Copy.ai is an AI-powered platform that streamlines content creation for businesses, enabling them to produce high-quality marketing materials efficiently. Copy.ai streamlines serves over 5,000 paying customers across more than 50 countries. As a fast-growing company, their mission is to make writing faster, easier, and more impactful with the power of artificial intelligence.

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The Challenge

As the head of content strategy at Copy.ai, Nathan Thompson faced a growing workload. Managing technical SEO, refreshing content, and handling social media tasks alongside content creation was simply too much for a one-person team.

“We increased how often we publish, and I needed to ensure everything was optimized—from meta descriptions and tags to keywords. But creating and promoting content made it impossible to keep up with the technical details,” Nathan explained.

Older content was slipping in rankings, and social media posting, while essential, didn’t justify a full-time hire. Nathan needed part-time support to optimize content, improve search performance, and maintain a consistent social presence—all while staying cost-effective.

Read More: When Should You Hire a Social Media Specialist?

Solution

Nathan turned to Arc to quickly build a small but highly effective remote content team. Each hire took just a few days from start to finish, and within a few weeks, he had three skilled part-time freelancers working remotely from Asia.

Fully vetted for skill and remote readiness, the freelancers got up to speed in the first week, independently managing SEO updates and content refresh tasks. They worked asynchronously, staying connected through tools like Slack and Notion. Despite time zone differences, they delivered on time with clear, proactive communication—all at a fraction of the cost of hiring full-time or locally.

“Arc was a huge shortcut. I quickly found freelancers who took over the technical work, like SEO and content updates, so I could focus on strategy and keep things moving forward. The freelancers are dependable, efficient, and fit seamlessly into how we work.”

Through Arc, Nathan found skilled marketers to:

• Handle technical SEO
• Refresh underperforming content
• Schedule and manage social media

These tasks were critical but didn’t need full-time hires. By handing off the technical work, Nathan freed up time to focus on strategy, refine messaging, and keep Copy.ai’s content moving in the right direction.

Results

• Initial Contact to Shortlist: 5 days
• Shortlist to First Interview: 2 days
• Final Interview to Onboarding: 1 day

What Copy.ai gained:

• Time savings: Nathan reclaimed 15-30 hours per week by outsourcing operational tasks to a skilled freelance team.
• Strategic focus: With that time back, Nathan focused on strategy, messaging, and scaling content.
• Improved performance: Refreshed articles consistently climbed search engine results pages (SERPs), with many reaching the first three positions.
• Cost savings: By hiring freelancers at $20-$30 per hour, Copy.ai delivered consistent results within budget. Hiring full-time talent locally would have cost 3-4 times more without the same flexibility to scale tasks up or down as needed.

Conclusion

With Arc, Nathan built a reliable, global remote content team to handle the technical tasks that were slowing him down. By outsourcing critical but time-consuming work—like SEO, content updates, and social media scheduling—to skilled freelancers at affordable rates, he regained valuable weekly hours to focus on strategy and growth.

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• Industry: Tech and Media
• Founded: 2022
• Location: Raleigh, NC + remote
• Team Size: 6 people

Nodus is a no-code data orchestration tool for digital marketing teams. They are building technology to deliver reliable, comprehensive marketing data joined with business source of truth.

Challenge  

The team at Nodus needed a senior UI/UX designer with strong skills in Figma, Material-UI, and data management. The goal was to improve their data-heavy applications and enhance the user experience. With a budget of $60 per hour and a preference for candidates from LATAM or Europe, Nodus sought a partner to quickly find the right person for an 8-week contract, with the potential for a longer-term relationship.

Solution  

Arc’s HireAI auto-matching technology quickly presented 27 qualified candidates from their global talent pool. The process included:

1. Initial screening: Arc’s talent matchers and HireAI technology narrowed the candidates down to 5 top candidates.
2. Interviews: Nodus conducted interviews with 4 of these designers, with Arc providing support throughout the process.
3. Final selection: Nodus hired a designer from Spain at $55 per hour, meeting both their budget and skill requirements.

Arc’s platform simplified the hiring process. Nodus appreciated tools like resume reviews, candidate comparison, and interview preparation, which made decision-making straightforward.

Results  

Nodus successfully hired their new senior UI/UX designer from Spain. This hire allowed Nodus to:

• Improved UI: The designer’s work on the core applications made them more user-friendly and efficient.
• Optimized data processes: The designer’s experience in data management led to more streamlined workflows.
• Strong working relationship: The success of this hire has led Nodus to consider extending the contract for long-term collaboration.

The positive experience with Arc led Nodus to continue using the platform for future hiring needs, including a new marketing role.

A Final Note

Arc’s work with Nodus highlights the efficiency of its hiring process and strength in sourcing top candidates around the world. By quickly connecting Nodus with the right candidate, Arc proved to be a valuable partner. Companies with similar needs can rely on Arc to simplify their hiring and find the best talent to support their growth.

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About TrueML

• Industry: Fintech
• Founded: 2013
• Location: Lenexa, Kansas
• Team Size: 500+

TrueML Products is a fintech software company developing products that enable intelligent, digital communication and prioritize customer experience.

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The Challenge

Cherlynne Serafino-King, the Director of Recruiting & People Programs at TrueML, started looking for remote talent in new regions outside the US & Canada. They wanted to grow their team by hiring remote engineering talent in Latin America. This would help the company save money and work more efficiently.

Obstacles faced before partnering with Arc

High costs and slow hiring via traditional recruiting
The TrueML team realized that recruiting only local talent was costly and time-consuming. Overwhelmed by these challenges, they sought a quicker, more cost-effective way to hire top tech talent. Their goal was to use their resources more efficiently and speed up product development and growth initiatives.

Latin American market knowledge gap
Having traditionally focused on U.S. hiring, the TrueML team was now eager to explore the Latin American job market but felt uncertain about where to begin. Their goal was to identify the best countries for recruiting top tech talent that met their quality and budget expectations.

Global hiring complexities
The TrueML team, unfamiliar with local hiring laws, requirements, and cultural differences, feared these might hinder their success in Latin America. They sought expert guidance to navigate these challenges effectively.

Stakeholder buy-in concerns
It was crucial for all stakeholders in the team, including the recruiting team, the CTO, and team leaders, to agree with the plan and stay informed throughout the process.

TrueML needed help with their global hiring strategy, so they turned to Arc. 

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The Solution

Because TrueML was unfamiliar with the local market recruiting in LatAm and did not want to set up a local entity, they looked to us at Arc for help hiring remote talent. Our team of local experts in Latin America knew a lot about the market and specific country details. This helped the TrueML team gain the confidence they needed to hire remote engineers and product managers. 

Here’s how Arc made global hiring easy

Help from local recruiting experts
Our expert recruiters in Latin America had a deep understanding of the technical and cultural nuances of hiring in the region. They worked closely with TrueML to develop hiring strategies tailored to the needs of target countries like Argentina and Mexico.

Broad access to vetted global talent
Arc provides access to a broad range of fully vetted developers and specialists across multiple disciplines, helping TrueML build a diverse team. Our Employer of Record (EOR) partners manage all legal and payroll details, eliminating the need for TrueML to establish local offices in the countries they hire from.

View candidates upfront at no cost + transparent pricing
TrueML could post jobs and view candidate profiles upfront at no additional cost, helping them identify the best countries to recruit from based on available talent. Our pricing was clear and adaptable, meeting TrueML’s budget and hiring requirements while maintaining affordability and high quality.

User-friendly platform
The platform was easy to use and provides unlimited seats without extra fees, ensuring the full team stays involved. Arc is also fully integrated with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), including Lever and Greenhouse, streamlining the entire hiring process. 

These benefits helped TrueML build a global engineering team with ease, aligning with their strategic recruiting goals.

The Results

With Arc’s help, TrueML hired 20 software engineers and product managers in Argentina and Mexico within a few months of the collaboration.

Outcomes of working together with Arc

Built a strong remote engineering team outside the U.S.
Arc assisted TrueML in identifying Argentina and Mexico as the best countries to recruit top engineering talent, successfully filling 50% of the open technical positions together. This collaboration significantly reduced operational costs while increasing headcount in the first year.

Cut hiring time by 30%
TrueML reportedly spent thirty percent less time recruiting, vetting, and hiring candidates compared to their internal efforts, helping Cherylnne and her team meet deadlines and reduce hiring stress.

Established an efficient global hiring process
By working with Arc to hire talent globally, TrueML was able to speed up its recruiting and find better candidates, making the whole process more efficient.

“The Arc team consists of a great group of technical sourcers and recruiters. We appreciated their ability to adjust based on feedback and their proactive communications,” said Cherlynne Serafino-King, the Director of Recruiting & People Programs at TrueML.

Closing Thoughts

TrueML strategically built an engineering team in Latin America to access skilled, affordable talent and benefit from convenient time zones for collaboration. Their success in recruiting a strong remote team shows how crucial good partnerships and local expertise are when entering new markets. “The Arc team proved to be a great partner,” Cherlynne Serafino-King added. This collaboration not only led to significant cost savings but also set new standards for their global talent acquisition.

Don’t limit your hiring to just one geography. Global talent platforms like Arc can you help you build world-class teams, faster.

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• Industry: Financial services
• Founded: 2002
• Location: St. Louis, Missouri
• Team size: 11-50

The Chamberlin Group is a financial services company offering comprehensive retirement planning for Americans. Their holistic retirement planning covers everything from taxes, estates, insurance, finances, and more. They are a small team of financial experts deeply committed to helping families craft a financially sound future.

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The Challenge

Amanda Dinkelmann, Director of Marketing at The Chamberlin Group, was looking to expand their educational webinar series to attract more customers. Amanda wanted to ensure the role was remote, viewing it as a cost-effective strategy as well as ensuring they could find someone with a track record of success in paid social campaigns and expertise in event management.

However, as a group of financial professionals, Amanda knew there was a clear gap in in-house marketing knowledge to find this person. They also didn’t have a dedicated in-house recruiting team, making the search more challenging.

“Finding the right marketing talent, especially in a niche as specialized as ours, felt like searching for a needle in a haystack. We needed someone who could hit the ground running without the luxury of learning on the job,” Amanda explained, highlighting the urgency and specificity of their requirements.

Read More: When Should You Hire a Social Media Specialist?

The Solution

During the first consultation with Arc, Amanda shared their needs. Arc’s expertise helped determine the role type and scope for this position. Based on the budget, Amanda decided to hire a remote contractor and look for marketers in LATAM for ease of collaboration due to the timezone overlap.

The Results

• Initial Contact to Shortlist: 2 days
• Shortlist to First Interview: 4 days
• Final Interview to Onboarding: 3 days

Partnering with Arc, Amanda was able to:

• Quickly source talent: Arc found the ideal candidate in 2 days, finalizing the hire in 9 days, showcasing the efficiency of its global talent network.
• Save cost: Working with Arc saved costs compared to recruiting in-house, saving on job postings and agency fees.
• Drive impact: The marketing expert Carlos seamlessly adopted the company’s tools and launched successful paid marketing campaigns to promote their webinar series, exceeding expectations.

Closing Thoughts

Thanks to Arc, Chamberlain was able to find the right talent quickly. They were so happy with his initial performance that they extended Carlos’s contract to a full year.

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• Industry: Career Coaching Services
• Founded: 2017
• Location: San Francisco + remote
• Team Size: 55

Pathrise is an online platform offering 1-on-1 mentorship and training to help tech professionals secure their next job. Founded by Kevin Wu and Derrick Mar (YC W18), this career accelerator has helped over 2,500 fellows from diverse backgrounds land great jobs.

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The Challenge

Derrick, the co-founder and CPO of Pathrise, needed to recruit a senior engineer but had a tight budget. After a previous hiring mishap using a different platform, Pathrise came to Arc to find quality engineering talent for a full-time contract role.

He chose Arc to help speed up the process and widen their search to include global talent. They considered candidates in LATAM as the hourly rate was more affordable and their team could easily collaborate with the timezone overlap.

Read More: Remote Developer Salary Calculator compares salaries in different regions

The Solution

After understanding what kind of talent Pathrise was looking for, Arc provided their team with a list of vetted, interview-ready candidates on the very same day. They also zeroed in on candidates who met their high technical standards and were a good cultural fit for the team.

“Arc quickly delivered candidates that met our very high bar —it’s the best remote hiring platform we’ve used,” said Derrick.

Derrick praised Arc’s quick hiring process and great customer support, mentioning timely and effective communication. He also appreciated the personalized guidance from the Arc team who always responded quickly to answer his questions.

He also highlighted Arc’s effectiveness in shortlisting candidates and scheduling interviews with several of their top-pick candidates. Streamlining the entire process allowed Pathrise to find Andrey, a full-time contractor based in Brazil, and have him onboarded within a week of his final interview. 

The Results

• Initial Contact to Shortlist: Same day
• Shortlist to First Interview: 3 days
• Final Interview to Onboarding: 6 days

The entire hiring process, from the initial consultation call with Arc to signing the contract with Andrey, took about 30 days—much quicker than the usual industry timeline or an in-house recruitment process, which can take several weeks or months.

Derrick emphasized the platform’s effectiveness, saying, “Arc really understood what we were looking for, both in terms of skills and culture fit, making our hiring process faster and much smoother.”

Read More: Explore freelance developer hourly rates for different tech stacks

Closing Thoughts

After working together for several months, Derrick and his team were so pleased with Andrey’s contributions that they increased his salary and extended his contract for the long term.

“Andrey has become one of our top performers, and his smooth integration into the team and ongoing contributions showcase the high-quality talent Arc provides.”

While you may consider other options to help you hire great talent, Pathrise strongly recommends Arc for anyone — especially fast-growing and early-stage startups like them — to hire contract engineers, marketers, or designers. We look forward to collaborating with Pathrise again soon.

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Our process is simple:

1. Tell us your hiring needs
2. View candidates instantly with HireAI (or a hand-picked shortlist from our expert recruiters)
3. Interview and hire

We make hiring global talent quick and easy. After finding the right candidate through Arc, we’ll connect you with an Employer of Record (EOR) to handle payroll, taxes, and local laws. No need for a local office, hire anywhere in the world. Plus, Arc clients get exclusive discounts with our partners Deel, Remote, and Oyster. Ask our team for more details.

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Prodapt, headquartered in Chennai, India, is a small-scale firm providing information communications and technology solutions and consulting services to a global client base. They wanted to find a remote developer in Latin America (LATAM) to gain time zone advantages for their clients. We helped Prodapt save several weeks in their talent search.

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The Challenge: Swiftly finding a developer in LATAM

With an expanding client base, Prodapt had an urgent need to hire a developer in LATAM. They had few connections and limited recruitment experience in the region. To expedite the recruitment process, they found Arc, an AI-powered marketplace specializing in providing pre-vetted remote developers for startups and tech companies.

The Solution: A comprehensive list of pre-vetted remote developers in LATAM

Prodapt wanted a list of talent that aligned with their technical requirements and geographical preferences. Arc specializes in assisting companies to hire remote developers in various geographical locations and time zones, including LATAM. So we could promptly provide Prodapt with a list of pre-vetted remote developers — Harsh Kumar, associate director of Prodapt, highlighted:

The Results: Saved a significant amount of time on hiring a developer in LATAM

When Prodapt approached Arc, they emphasized their urgency for finding developers in LATAM, and we delivered. Arc helped Prodapt accelerate its recruitment process, including the time taken to find, vet, and hire candidates, by at least a couple of weeks. In fact, for the five positions Arc helped Prodapt fill, Arc provided shortlisted candidates for most positions within 5 days. This saved the company a substantial amount of recruitment time and cost.

Final Recommendation: Save time, money, and brainpower

Looking for diverse talent from a specific time zone or region? With Arc, you’ll have access to vetted global developers covering 170+ skill sets from 190+ countries. This will accelerate your recruitment process and ensure that the talent you hire is of the right caliber and with the most relevant experience.

Still unsure if Arc is the right choice for you? Here’s what Harsh Kumar, associate director of Prodapt, thought about our services:

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Stem Disintermedia helps artists navigate the business behind their music. Headquartered in Los Angeles and New York, with a fully remote global team, Stem’s platform empowers artists with music distribution, payments, and royalty services. To quickly scale its development team, hire the most cost-effective candidates, and diversify its team, Stem partnered with Arc to source top developers from around the world. In less than 4 weeks, Arc helped Stem hire Marny from Costa Rica, Oscar from Mexico, Daniel from Peru, and Franco from Brazil. Since joining the company, Franco has been promoted to Engineering Manager on the distribution team.

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The Challenge: Looking for diverse global talent on a tight budget

When Stem contacted Arc, they shared their specific hiring needs —  a cost-saving approach that focused on building a global remote development team. With over 250,000 global remote developers in the marketplace, Arc helped Stem scale their team quickly while embracing talent diversity. According to Stem:

The Solution: Curated plan for vetted candidates ready to interview

Once they signed up, Stem was able to browse developers and extend interview invitations to vetted developers that were a good fit for them. According to Stem, Arc’s dashboard was also extremely intuitive to use:

On top of the curated list, we were able to filter candidates based on location and willingness to work within our time zones.

Stem was not only impressed by the quality and diversity of the developers they were presented with but also by Arc’s talent partners and customer support. When Stem provided feedback on how Arc can improve the dashboard, Arc’s product team quickly acted on the feedback and implemented changes to the dashboard. 

The Results: Four remote developers hired in four weeks

Stem was particularly impressed with Arc’s ability to find qualified remote developers around the world in less than 4 weeks. Two of the four hires at Stem were made in under two weeks. In fact, Franco, a developer hired from Arc, has become a success story at Stem by recently being promoted to Engineering Manager for the distribution team. Arc not only provided Stem with fast and qualified developers but also helped diversify their team. When asked if she had any advice for companies considering Arc for hiring remote developers, Kristen replied:

All of our Arc hires have been incredible so far. Our Arc hires come from all over the world and have unique cultural backgrounds. 

By working with Arc, Stem was able to quickly hire four senior remote developers from Latin America.

Final Recommendation: Diverse, qualified, and drivers of innovation

If you are looking to tap into a more diverse pool of talent beyond existing job boards and your local market, Arc can help. Get access to 250,000+ global developers from 190+ countries covering 170+ skill sets, including senior vetted candidates who are ready to interview right now. Still not sure if Arc is right for you? Here’s what Lead Recruiter and People Ops Specialist, Kristen (KJ) Hadjis has to say: 

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BAXUS is a blockchain startup that provides a secure marketplace for authenticating, storing, buying, and selling wine and spirits. As the brainchild of a whiskey trader and a software engineer, BAXUS was in need of a Senior Front-End Designer to guide their build early on in order to avoid unnecessary tech debt. Through previous positive experiences with Codementor, Arc’s sister company, BAXUS was connected with Arc, who helped match them with pre-vetted remote developers outside of the U.S. Not only did Arc help BAXUS find the tech talent they’re looking for, Arc actually found them their first Founding Full Stack developer from Columbia.

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The Challenge: Finding qualified and affordable developer, fast

BAXUS is a fast-growing blockchain startup. Still in its early stages, BAXUS was looking to staff its developer team with qualified individuals at reasonable salaries. While hiring front-end developers in the U.S. was an option, it was simply too expensive for BAXUS. Additionally, BAXUS wanted someone based in a different time zone in order to manage different shifts and timelines. By looking beyond the U.S. and tapping into the global market, Arc helped BAXUS solve their pain points — interviewing top senior candidates and cutting hiring costs.

The Solution: Pre-vetted remote developers from global market

BAXUS first found out about Arc through its sister company, Codementor. After understanding Baxus’ hiring needs, Arc quickly onboarded BAXUS and provided them with a list of curated remote developers who have been vetted for both hard and soft skills. 

In addition to looking at the developer’s technical abilities, BAXUS also wanted to hire diverse candidates, knowing their organization would benefit from their unique perspectives and experiences. By working with Arc, Baxus was able to hire their Founding Full Stack Developer, JD from Columbia, saying:

JD brings with him a wealth of technical and cultural knowledge.

The Results: Founding Full Stack Developer

While BAXUS originally intended to hire a senior front-end designer, Arc provided BAXUS with an even more experienced and senior candidate — a founding full-stack developer. With JD in the picture, BAXUS was able to take their product to wireframe to actual web development. 

According to the team at BAXUS, what really attracted them to Arc was the pricing and reliability:

Moreover, Arc reduced their operating costs for salaries by over $50,000 for the candidate they hired through Arc.

Final Recommendation: Save time, money, and brainpower

Still not sure if Arc is right for you? Here’s what the Founder and Co-Founder from BAXUS has to say:

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Key Points:

• Civitas needed to find quality developers in Latin America quickly
• Arc provided dozens of pre-vetted, remote candidates
• Civitas hired 1 out of every 4 software engineers Arc sourced
• Arc reduced time to hire by 75%

About Civitas Learning

Industry: EdTech
Founded: 2011
Location: Austin, Texas
Team Size: 150

Civitas Learning is a student success platform for higher education. This EdTech company helps colleges and universities maximize existing student data to deliver engagement opportunities, solve challenges, gather actionable insights, and improve student success and equity. Civitas has worked with over 400 academic institutions while reaching more than eight million students.

Problem: Hard to find quality, cost-effective engineering talent

Civitas was looking to find new engineers with:

• Extensive experience (5+ years), closer to the senior software engineering level
• The ability to work between two codebases (from previous acquisitions)
• A convenient time zone for collaboration, and
• The ability to onboard quickly to help handle current customers who needed custom development work

As a company based in the United States, as are the majority of its clients, the LATAM region made perfect sense for Civitas. Greg Lamp, Chief Architect & VP of Engineering at Civitas, said, “We were looking for help setting up a team in South America. We wanted a team outside the US that had better overlap with our work time zones.” With their specific needs and goals in mind, the Arc sourcing team went to work!

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Solution: Source LATAM talent with Arc, hiring 1 in 4 candidates they met

Having chosen to source from Latin America, Civitas was able to find a large talent pool of great distributed software engineering candidates at a competitive cost.

“Arc has put us in touch with many high quality candidates. We hire ~25% of the engineers Arc puts us in touch with.”

Arc has already helped Civitas hire for several positions, including quality assurance (QA), DevOps, and full-stack software engineers, mostly around Argentina. In the future, Greg hopes to continue expanding the engineering team at Civitas. “I plan on continuing to use Arc. If I ever start another company it would be an invaluable resource for building a high-quality team quickly.”

Compared to working directly with local recruiters in LATAM, Arc stands out as a better option because of the consistent quality of candidates on the platform. Greg said, “I also worked with recruiters in LATAM but terminated the relationship because the candidates from Arc were so much better, and Arc was sending me more way more people.”

With Arc handling the preliminary screening and verification processes, Civitas was able to condense their interview process to a few simple steps, consisting of:

• A casual chat conversation to introduce prospective candidates to Civitas,
• A secondary technical screening to assess relevance to Civitas’ needs, and
• A final round where candidates could talk about previous projects and showcase their ability to communicate effectively by walking the interviewer through it

Results: Built a strong engineering team in LATAM 4x faster

Working with Arc, Civitas’s engineering team successfully hired a total of 13 developers, making 5 of their first hires in the completely new LATAM-based team within just one month, which would have taken them 3-4 months otherwise. “Arc saved me from having to do 50-70 initial interviews. So that’s at least 25 hours” of time Arc saved the team, according to Greg.

When asked if Greg had any comments or advice for companies on the fence about choosing Arc to hire remote developers, he replied:

“I’ve been really impressed with the service. It almost pains me to tell other people about it because I don’t want them to know about my secret weapon.”

Are you looking to build a global engineering team?

With Arc, you can hire top remote developers anywhere in the world effortlessly. With our Silicon Valley-caliber vetting, only 2.3% pass our technical & behavioral assessments, ensuring we source only the best of the best for any project, using any tech stack. Learn more about our rigorous vetting process.

As we send only pre-verified developers to your company for consideration, you can hire 4x faster than you would with internal recruiters: as little as 72 hours for freelance positions and 14 days for permanent placements. Our process is simple:

1. Tell us your hiring needs
2. Get instant matches now with HireAI, plus a hand-picked shortlist from our expert recruiters
3. Make a hire while we take care of the details

Worried about the hassle of hiring globally? With Arc, we make global hiring easy. After finding the right talent on our platform, we connect you with an Employer of Record (EOR) who manages the complex stuff—like payroll, taxes, and local laws. This allows you to hire anywhere in the world without needing your own local office. Plus, Arc clients get exclusive discounts with our partners Deel, Remote, and Oyster. Ask our team for more details.

Finally, we have remote developers in EVERY technology stack, so you are certain to find the ideal candidate.

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Francisco is a senior full-stack developer with a wide range of front-end & back-end experience. He has experience with popular technologies such as C#, TS/JS, PostgresSQL, data analysis skills, and API building.

Previously, he contributed to the development of a chatbot using Azure’s cognitive services to build and train the system. He currently lives in Brasilia, Brazil with his family and pets.

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How did you start working remotely as a developer?

Arc helped me find my first remote job outside of Brazil. Before that, I worked in Germany for a while, but as soon as I went back to my hometown in Brazil in 2018, I wasn’t able to find work with a global company.

I felt that I was not earning as much as I could be if I was able to work at an international company, given my skill level and experience.

Also, with concerns about Brazilian currency inflation and instability, I wanted to be able to find work that was more stable and put me in a better financial position to be able to take care of my mother, sister, and brother who all live with me.

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What does remote work mean to you?

Remote work changed my life. Overall, I have a much higher quality of life because I can spend more time with my family members and my beloved pets.

Living in big cities is expensive, so being able to choose where you want to live outside of these city centers is a real blessing (I live in Brasilia right now).

I also feel like I have more freedom since I no longer have to commute or face traffic jams (Not to mention the benefits for the environment with fewer cars on the road).

Tell us about the company and team you’re working with now?

I’m working full-time at Cobbler.io, an enterprise budgeting and financial software company that I was connected to through Arc. At first, I found it a bit hard to really know what the company was like just from what I read about them online.

But after getting the opportunity to interview with the team through Arc, I met with a bunch of nice people from the team during the process. Everyone was very helpful and knowledgeable. It is a wonderful place to be able to learn and grow. It’s truly the best team working with the most skilled engineers I’ve met during my career so far.

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So you were the first hire Cobbler made outside of the US — what do you think you did differently to stand out?

I think I was able to show my passion and willingness to learn and try new things. I researched the company to understand the product and mission in order to share my passion for what they are working on (in this case, financial and budgeting software).

Meeting with the team on video calls was also really important because the team could see that my communication skills and personality were a good fit for the team.

What are your top tips for other remote job seekers?

It’s really worth getting verified now to save you time in the long run.

When you’re looking for jobs, it can be really time consuming. I felt that it helps to have a filtering process through Arc for both sides — companies and developers.

I was also the first person that Cobbler hired outside of the U.S., and Arc made it easier for them to hire a global developer like me by helping handle the hiring process (in our case, Arc’s partner Deel helped with cross-border payments, which made things super easy for me).

Don’t fear the interviewers!

Arc’s technical interviewer during the initial verification process was really nice, a really great guy. If all interviews were like that, that would be amazing! It really stands out from other remote hiring platforms where I’ve had interviewers who I felt were cold and weren’t even listening to me when I was talking.

For other developers looking to find a job like me, it’s better to specialize rather than be a generalist.

Go for a specialization, such as C# for me. It’s also important to have knowledge in other technologies, and continue to adapt. Consider taking freelance jobs first to learn a new skill.

Besides knowing the language, you also need to know the technical language, see the new frameworks, and understand the new trends and up-and-coming languages.

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Predictions for what is going to happen now that people are going back to the office?

I realize that some people may need the human connection face to face and prefer working in an office. But I believe remote is a long-term trend and companies will have to adapt. Working from home is the evolution of knowledge work.

And when you consider what it’s like to work and live in expensive cities like the Bay Area, it is not sustainable in my view. I feel that companies who don’t adapt to hiring remotely won’t be able to find the best developers.

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