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Alex Kugell

Co-Founder of Trio
With over 10 years of experience in software outsourcing, Alex has assisted in building high-performance teams before co-founding Trio with his partner Daniel. Today he enjoys helping people hire the best software developers from Latin America and writing great content on how to do that!

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Alex Kugell

Software Developer in Santiago with Chilean Flag
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Software Developer Salary in Chile

Chile sits at an interesting position in the LATAM developer market since developers earn a lot more than in Colombia, Peru, or...

Software Developer in Argentina with Argentine Flag
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Software Developer Salary in Argentina

Argentina has become incredibly popular for nearshore software development markets for US companies. You can hire a senior full-stack developer in Buenos...

Global map showing nearshore development connections
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Nearshore Software Development Rates by Region and Seniority

Getting ready to scope out your project? If you’re budgeting for a nearshore development team, the hourly rate on a vendor’s upfront...

Boost Approval Rates With Intelligent Payment Routing and Smart Retries
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Boost Approval Rates With Intelligent Payment Routing and Smart Retries

Payment systems are supposed to quietly work in the background, but without the right preparation, they rarely work as they should. A...

Agentic AI Workforce Development in Fintech
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Agentic AI Workforce Development in Fintech: How CTOs Should Restructure Engineering Teams in 2026

Agentic AI workforce development in fintech changes team composition for many companies of varying sizes. Senior engineers shift from code execution to...

Lemon.io alternatives for fintech startups
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Lemon.io Alternatives for Fintech Startups: Structural Constraints and What to Use Instead

Lemon.io works well as a general startup engineering platform. It is suitable for many different instances of software development, but there are...

Two hands over a globe, one pointing at a laptop with programming symbols on the screen, representing global software development, against a blue background with geometric designs.
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How To Build and Manage Outsourced Teams

Outsourcing teams work as a reliable way to jumpstart development on your next project. Outsourcing also works as an appealing strategy for...

hot Trio's engineers built a compliant crypto investment app, web platform, and backend infrastructure.
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How Trio’s Engineers Build a Compliant Crypto Investment App, Web Platform, and Backend Infrastructure

An SEC-registered crypto investment advisory platform had just completed a Series A funding round in which it managed to raise about $35...

Gun.io alternatives for hiring senior fintech developers
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Gun.io Alternatives for Hiring Senior Fintech Developers (2026)

Gun.io charges $100–$200/hr for freelance engineers and a 20% first-year salary fee for full-time placements. From what we have been able to...

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