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Hire Power BI developers who build one version of the truth
Data models, DAX, Power Query and reports that stay fast as the data grows. A dedicated Power BI developer from Latin America who works your hours and builds models your whole company can report on.
TRUSTED BY TEAMS WHOSE CLOUDTASK HIRES HAVE STAYED 5 TO 8 YEARS
How it works
How do I hire a Power BI developer?
You do one thing: interview. We handle everything else.
Post the role
5 minutes. The role, the motion, the tools, the comp band. That is all we need to start.
Review your matches
3 to 5 matches in 48 hours.
Interview and hire
We coordinate interviews. On Managed Staffing, we also handle payroll and compliance across LATAM.
WHY TEAMS TRUST CLOUDTASK
What you get with every hire
Dedicated to your codebase
One Power BI developer who learns your code, your conventions and your roadmap. Not a freelancer who closes a ticket and moves on.
Same hours as your team
Latin America and the Caribbean overlap the US working day, so code review, standups and production issues get handled live.
Searched against your stack
Data sources, Power BI licensing, gateways and the models you run come from your brief, and each profile is checked against them before you see it.
Replacement guarantee
24 months on Managed Staffing, 6 months on Direct Hire. If the fit is wrong, the guarantee covers the replacement search.
WHY CLOUDTASK
Staffing with numbers behind it
10,000+
hires placed
since 2016
85%
still in seat
past 90 days
24 months
replacement guarantee
on Managed Staffing
12
countries
across Latin America and the Caribbean
TECH STACK
The Power BI stack we screen for
Modeling
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Star schema models
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DAX measures and calculation groups
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Row-level security
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Incremental refresh
Data preparation
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Power Query and M
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Dataflows
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SQL sources and warehouses
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On-premises data gateways
Reports and delivery
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Report design and drill-through
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Paginated reports
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Workspaces and apps
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Deployment pipelines
Platform
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Microsoft Fabric
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Azure SQL and Synapse
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Excel and SharePoint sources
PRICING MODEL
Managed Staffing.
Managed Staffing is open to every role we place. We find the person, handle payments and compliance, and stay involved after the hire with check-ins, visibility, and escalation when something is off. You get the person. We keep the machine running. For roles that create demand, outbound SDRs, BDRs, demand generation and full-cycle AEs, Managed Staffing runs on a six-month minimum term.
Pay
One all-in monthly rate
Per person. That is the number, and there is nothing added to it.
In the monthly rate
- Sourcing from the CloudTask staffing and recruiting company
- Screening and vetting
- Matching coordination
- Worker payments
- Compliance and employment administration
- Onboarding support at day 0, 7, 30 and 60
- Ongoing check-ins with the hire and with you
- Time and activity tracking, on by default
- Performance escalation
- 24-month replacement guarantee. Replacements not capped.
- Health benefits available on request
- Equipment benefits available on request
Stays with you
- The work itself
- Priorities and direction
- Who you hire
$299 to start your search. One time, not a subscription. It applies to your buyout or toward your first placement.
Start your searchPRICING MODEL
Direct Hire.
Direct Hire is open to every role we place. We find the person, vet them, and hand them over. You employ them, you manage them, you own the relationship from day one. Roles that create demand usually land here, because live call feedback and daily coaching work best coming straight from your sales leader, and there is no minimum term.
Pay
20% to 30%
Of first-year base salary. One time, quoted per role, paid when they accept.
In the fee
- Sourcing from the CloudTask staffing and recruiting company
- Screening and vetting
- Shortlist of matched candidates
- Interview coordination
- Offer support
- 6-month replacement guarantee. One replacement, same job description.
Yours when they accept
- Employment and payroll
- Compliance and employment administration
- Ongoing management
- Time and activity tracking
- Health benefits and equipment benefits
$299 to start your search. One time, not a subscription. It applies to your buyout or toward your first placement.
Start your searchHow CloudTask compares
Run the numbers. We did.
The same role, three ways to fill it.
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| US Direct Hire | Staffing Agency | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time to First Interview | 48 hours | 3 to 6 weeks | 2 to 4 weeks |
| Payroll & Compliance | Included on Managed Staffing | You manage | Included in rate |
| Vetting Process | Human + AI verified | You screen | Recruiter screened |
| Candidate spam | Screened out before you see a profile | Common | Low |
| Tool Verification | Verified per candidate | Self-reported | Rarely verified |
| Free Replacements | 24 months on Managed Staffing, 6 months on Direct Hire | None | Variable |
Testimonials
Trusted by teams that hire with us
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LATAM has been a gold mine for talent. Our CloudTask hires understand our company culture and mission, and they connect with our customers in a way that drives high NPS and CX scores.
David Barrett CEO, Expensify -
At first we were an SF-based team only. Then I met Amir Reiter back in 2018. After visiting Medellín, I knew LATAM would be key to our growth and success.
Tim Zheng CEO, Apollo.io -
After meeting my CX and CS team in Medellín, we immediately loved the culture and the work ethic. As a European-HQ company, we found LATAM to be perfect to service our American clients.
Carl Carell CRO and Co-founder, GetAccept
SKILLS
Top skills to look for in a Power BI developer
Building a chart is the entry ticket. These are the skills that decide whether your reports stay fast, correct and consistent across the company.
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Star schema modeling
Separates facts from dimensions and sets relationships deliberately, instead of one wide table with every column.
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DAX that is correct
Understands filter context and context transition, and writes measures that return the right number at every level of a report.
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Power Query discipline
Shapes data in Power Query with steps that fold back to the source where possible, so refreshes stay fast.
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Report performance
Uses Performance Analyzer and model size to find slow visuals and heavy columns, then fixes the model, not the symptom.
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Row-level security
Implements and tests who can see which rows, so a shared report never shows one region the numbers of another.
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Refresh that works
Sets up gateways, incremental refresh and scheduled refreshes, and knows how to find out why last night failed.
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Shared definitions
Builds shared semantic models so revenue, churn and margin mean the same thing in every report.
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AI output, reviewed
Uses assistants to draft DAX and M, and checks every measure against known totals before a report is published.
HIRING GUIDE
How to hire Power BI developers
Dashboards multiply until nobody knows which report is the correct one. A Power BI developer fixes that with models, not more charts. This guide covers what the role does, how it differs from an analyst, what to test, the red flags and when a dedicated Power BI developer is the wrong hire.
What does a Power BI developer do?
Builds the data models, DAX measures and Power Query transformations behind your reports, then the reports themselves. They also set up refresh, security and the workspaces people use to find the right numbers.
Day to day that means connecting sources, modeling data, writing measures, fixing slow or wrong reports and working with the business on what each number should mean.
Power BI developer or data analyst?
A data analyst uses reports to answer business questions. A Power BI developer builds the models and measures those reports depend on, and keeps them fast and correct.
If you have plenty of reports and still argue about which number is right, you need a developer. If you have a solid model and need answers from it, you need an analyst.
The model decides everything
Most Power BI problems start in the model: one wide table instead of facts and dimensions, bidirectional relationships everywhere and measures that only work on one page.
A strong candidate can sketch the star schema for your business, explain each relationship and say which calculations belong in Power Query, in the source or in DAX.
Refresh, security and governance
Reports that fail to refresh, or show one user another team's data, destroy trust faster than any bad chart.
Ask how the candidate sets up gateways and incremental refresh, how they test row-level security and how they manage workspaces and shared semantic models.
What to test in a Power BI developer interview
Give a small dataset and ask for a model and three measures, including one that compares to the same period last year. Read the relationships and whether the measures work at every level of detail.
Then open a slow report and ask what they would look at first. A strong answer starts with the model size and the heaviest visuals, not with removing charts.
Red flags in Power BI developer candidates
One big flat table. A candidate who loads everything into a single wide table will build reports that are slow and give different totals on different pages.
Calculated columns for everything. Using columns where a measure belongs bloats the model and gives numbers that do not respond to filters.
DAX by trial and error. If they cannot explain filter context, their measures will be right on one visual and wrong on the next.
No plan for refresh failures. A candidate who has never debugged a gateway or a failed refresh will leave you with stale reports nobody notices.
Security as an afterthought. If row-level security only comes up when you ask, sensitive numbers will reach the wrong people.
When should you not hire a dedicated Power BI developer?
When you have a handful of reports on one clean source that rarely changes. A part-time analyst or your existing team can maintain them.
It is also the wrong hire when the source data is the problem. If the numbers are wrong before they reach Power BI, you need data engineering first.
How much does it cost to hire a Power BI developer?
It depends on seniority, the scope of the work and the country the person works from, and any single number describes one scenario and calls it a price.
What is worth understanding is the shape. On Managed Staffing it is one all-in monthly rate per person, with payments, compliance and replacement cover inside it. On Direct Hire it is a one-time fee of 20% to 30% of first-year base salary and the person goes on your payroll. We quote your number before you interview anyone.
Why hire a Power BI developer in Latin America?
Overlap. Development runs on code review, standups and incidents, and Latin America and the Caribbean share most of the US working day, so those happen in real time instead of overnight.
The second reason is communication. Your developer writes pull request descriptions, technical notes and status updates in English, and we screen English live on a call.
How does CloudTask hire for this role?
You send your data sources, your Power BI or Fabric setup, the reports that matter most, the kind of work and the hours you need covered. We source against that brief and come back with 3 to 5 matched profiles within 48 hours, each one screened on a live call and checked against the stack you named.
You interview and choose. On Managed Staffing we handle payments, compliance and onboarding and stay involved with check-ins. On Direct Hire the person joins your payroll from day one. Both carry a replacement guarantee: 24 months on Managed Staffing, 6 months on Direct Hire.
FAQ
The fine print, in plain terms.
Is a Power BI developer the same as a data analyst?
Can a Power BI developer work with Microsoft Fabric?
Can a Power BI developer fix our slow reports?
How fast can a Power BI developer start?
What is the $299 for?
Why is there no number on the monthly rate?
Who is the legal employer?
How does tracking work, and can I turn it off?
What happens if the person does not work out?
Is there a platform or subscription fee?
Ready to hire?
3 to 5 matches in 48 hours. Start with a quick role brief to get your shortlist.