The second-largest country in Latin America, Argentina ranked second in the 2020 Human Development Index in the region. Argentine culture is a blend of European customs and Latin American and indigenous traditions.
The country has produced five Nobel Laureates in the fields of Peace, Chemistry, and Medicine. Despite a very volatile economic history, Argentina’s economy grew 10.3 percent in 2021.
Argentina – An Emerging Tech Talent Pool
Reasons to hire talent in Argentina include:
Several national universities rank among the finest in Latin America.
Tech companies such as Intel, SAP, Google, and Facebook have already expanded there.
Buenos Aires has the highest English proficiency score among the 20 + LATAM cities analyzed.
The capital city became a leading tech hub in the early 2000s due to a wave of successful local startups, including Mercado Libre, OLX, Despegar, and Globant.
Buenos Aires offers:
- A pool of over 115,000 software
programmers.
- The #1 ranked English-speaking
workforce.
- Tax incentives for tech companies.
These are the premier cities in Argentina with highly skilled tech talent ready to join your company:
Traditionally known as a manufacturing, agricultural, and logistics hub, Córdoba
has been quietly growing its own tech service industry. Today, there are nearly 400 IT companies based in the city of just over 1.5 million residents.
Córdoba also offers:
- Between 30 to 40 percent of Argentina’s
software development exports.
- Eight major universities in the province.
- Similar time zone to the East Coast of
the U.S.
Rosario has grown from an agribusiness hub into a thriving technology metropolis, thanks to its six top-rated universities, including the Universidad
Nacional de Rosario, (which has over 3,500 researchers.)
Rosario is also home to:
- Almost 80,000 university students.
- Business focal point for Apex America,
Globant, and IBM.
-The Program for the Promotion of Science, Technology, and Innovation.
Mendoza is famous for its fresh produce and wine, but its growing tech industry makes it an attractive region for investment. It has become a benchmark for talent and creativity and stands out for its audiovisual production, gaming industry, software development, and graphic design sector.
Mendoza prides itself on having:
- Private and public programs to boost
entrepreneurship.
- Spanish IT firm Everis’ Latin America
headquarters.
- Local universities that work closely with
the software development industry.
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Rosario
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Merida
Tijuana
The small, balmy tourist city of Merida is steadily increasing its presence in the world of tech and startups.
Merida
U.S. companies can participate in seed funding offered by the local government, the government of Yucatán, and the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to help with expansion costs.
Front- and back-end developers, UI and UX designers, and full-stack developers are the most common roles companies hire for in the area.
There are over 9,000 work-ready engineers and software developers.
In addition to access to skilled workers, this city borders the U.S., which is one of the largest business advantages of hiring talent in Tijuana.
The local aerospace industry already employs over 11,000 top-tier professionals.
There is an abundance of back-end and full-stack developers.
The city is the largest in Baja California, a well-known manufacturing hub.
Tijuana
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A few key facts to consider before hiring here include:
A few key facts to consider before hiring here include:
Argentina's broad and highly skilled talent pool is ready to be tapped into, so make sure to consider the country when recruiting for specialized tech roles, such as:
Data
engineers
E-commerce
specialists
Software
developers
Mobile app developers
Computer programmers
Data management professionals
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