ALL TECHNOLOGIES / PYTHON
Hire Python developers who turn scripts into systems
Services, data pipelines and the automation the rest of the business quietly depends on. A dedicated Python developer from Latin America who works your hours, writes tested code and leaves it maintainable for the next person.
TRUSTED BY TEAMS WHOSE CLOUDTASK HIRES HAVE STAYED 5 TO 8 YEARS
How it works
How do I hire a Python 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 Python 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
Python version, frameworks, libraries and where the code runs 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 Python stack we screen for
Web and APIs
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FastAPI and Flask
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Django and Django REST Framework
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Async Python with asyncio
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Pydantic for validation
Data and automation
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pandas and Polars
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SQLAlchemy and PostgreSQL
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Airflow and scheduled jobs
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Scripts, CLIs and integrations
Packaging and quality
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pytest
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Type hints with mypy or Pyright
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Ruff and Black
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Poetry, uv and virtual environments
Deployment
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Docker
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Celery and task queues
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AWS Lambda and serverless jobs
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CI pipelines
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 Python developer
Python is easy to start and easy to write badly. These are the skills that separate a script that works once from code the business can run for years.
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Idiomatic, readable Python
Clear names, small functions and the standard library used well, so the next developer can read the code without its author.
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Tests with pytest
Fixtures, parametrized tests and tests on the failure paths, so a change to one pipeline does not silently break another.
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Type hints that help
Annotations checked by a type checker on the code that matters, not decoration on a few functions.
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Dependencies and environments
Pinned, reproducible environments and packaging that works the same on a laptop, in CI and in production.
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Data handling
Knows when a dataframe is the right tool and when a database query is, and processes large files without loading everything into memory.
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Concurrency on purpose
Chooses between async, threads, processes and a task queue based on whether the work waits on I/O or on the CPU.
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APIs and integrations
Builds endpoints with validation and clear errors, and calls third-party APIs with retries, timeouts and logging.
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AI output, reviewed
Uses coding assistants for boilerplate and tests, and reviews every line before it touches production data.
HIRING GUIDE
How to hire Python developers
Python covers web services, data work and automation, and the same job title can mean three different hires. This guide covers how to define the role, what to test, the red flags and when a dedicated Python developer is the wrong hire.
What does a Python developer do?
Writes and maintains the Python code your business runs on: web services and APIs, data pipelines and reports, automation that moves information between systems, and the scripts that grew into production dependencies.
Day to day that means writing and reviewing code, adding tests, keeping dependencies current and fixing what breaks when a data source or an API changes.
Web, data or automation: define the role first
A Python developer who builds APIs, one who builds data pipelines and one who automates operations share a language and little else. Their libraries, their testing habits and their idea of production are different.
Write down which of the three the role is mostly about before you brief anyone. If it is a web application on Django, say so, because that is a framework specialist and not only a Python hire.
Frameworks and libraries to name in the brief
For web work, name the framework: Django, FastAPI or Flask. For data work, name the libraries and the orchestrator. For automation, name the systems the code has to talk to.
The more specific the brief, the more useful the match. A developer who already knows your libraries ships in weeks instead of months.
Code that outlives its author
The most common Python problem is not performance. It is a script written for one purpose that became critical, with no tests, no types and no documentation, and nobody who remembers how it works.
Ask the candidate how they would take over code like that. A strong answer starts with tests around what it does today before changing anything.
What to test in a Python developer interview
Give a small task close to your real work: read data from an API or a file, validate it, transform it and write it somewhere, with a test. Read how they handle bad input and a failed request.
Then ask them to explain a piece of Python code with a subtle bug, such as a mutable default argument. You will hear whether they know the language or only its syntax.
Red flags in Python developer candidates
No tests, ever. A candidate who has never written a test for their own code will leave you pipelines that break without anyone noticing.
Everything in one file. Long scripts with global state and no functions work once and are hard to change safely.
Environment by accident. If they cannot say how they pin dependencies or reproduce an environment, expect code that works only on their laptop.
Everything loaded into memory. Reading a whole large file or table into memory by default fails the first time the data grows.
Generated code they cannot explain. Ask them to walk through code they wrote with an AI assistant. If they cannot say what it does with bad input, nobody has reviewed it.
When should you not hire a dedicated Python developer?
When the work is a handful of scripts that change once a year, or when a no-code automation tool already covers it. A full-time developer will not have enough to do.
It is also the wrong hire when the real need is a data engineer or a machine learning engineer. Python is their language too, but the job is different, and the brief should say so.
How much does it cost to hire a Python 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 Python 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 the Python version, frameworks and libraries you run, where the code is deployed, 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.
What is the difference between a Python developer and a Django developer?
Can a Python developer work on data pipelines?
Can they take over code written by someone else?
How fast can a Python 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.