Nearshore engagement models

Engagement models: choose how much of the stack you want us to run

Five ways to work with LATAM engineers, from direct-hire recruitment to a fully managed team. Each one covers more of the work around the engineer: the contract, payroll, equipment and delivery.

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Modules by engagement model

The 7 modules every engagement draws from. Each engagement model includes a different number of them.

How to choose an engagement model

The right model depends on two things: who employs the engineer and who runs the team day to day. Start with the situation that sounds most like yours.

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If you have HR and payroll in the engineer's country, and you want the engineer on your books from day one1IT Recruitment If you have engineering leadership and need more senior hands, fast2Staff Augmentation If you want to see real work before a permanent offer3Contract-to-Hire If you need a whole team for a roadmap, not individual seats4Dedicated Team If you need the outcome, and you don't have the bandwidth to manage another team5Managed Team

What each engagement model includes

Every engagement model covers a different share of the work around the engineer: the contract, payroll, equipment, check-ins, replacement and delivery. Pick a model to see what it includes and what stays with your team.

Modules by engagement modelThe BEON Nearshoring Protocol™

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Employed, equipped and retained by us; managed by you. Senior engineers join your team, your tools and your rituals. We carry everything around them.

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In every engagement model

Sourcing from +71,000 screened engineers
US time zone overlap and English evaluation
AI-fluency evaluation and AI Score
NDA and IP assignment: the IP is yours

5 engagement models compared: what each includes, pricing and terms

BEON has five engagement models, from direct-hire recruitment to a fully managed team. The table shows which of the 7 operating modules each one includes, what it costs and what notice you need to scale up or down. All five run on the same Nearshoring Protocol™, the method behind every BEON engagement.

Module	1IT Recruitment	2Staff Augmentation	3Contract-to-Hire	4Dedicated Team	5Managed Team
Recruitment & Vetting1% Screening Process, AI-fluency evaluation, vetting reports	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Onboarding & Equipmentlaptop and device recovery, set up on your MDM and your licenses	add-on	✓	✓	✓	✓
Employment & ComplianceEOR or AOR, payroll, benefits, PTO, IP assignment	—	✓	✓	✓	✓
Talent Experience Management™weekly pulse checks, performance, 4-week replacement	90-day guarantee	✓	✓	✓	✓
Team Design & Tech Leadteam blueprint, tech lead, code review	—	—	—	✓	✓
Delivery ManagementBEON project manager, planning, reporting	—	—	—	—	✓
Governance & Securityclean offboarding, access lifecycle, compliance context, audit-ready records	—	partial	partial	✓	✓
Pricing & terms
Pricing	One-time fee: 25% of first-year salary	$6,000–$8,000 / month per senior engineer, all-inclusive	$6,000–$8,000 / month per senior engineer, all-inclusive	$35,000–$60,000 / month per squad of 3–6 engineersIncludes a BEON tech lead	Dedicated Team rates + one seat for the BEON PM
Can the engineer move to your payroll?	You hire directly from day one	No	Yes, built in: fee of 3 monthly rates from month 18, 2 from month 24, 1 from month 30	No	No

1IT Recruitment

PricingOne-time fee: 25% of first-year salary

Can the engineer move to your payroll?You hire directly from day one

2Staff Augmentation

Pricing$6,000–$8,000 / month per senior engineer, all-inclusive

Can the engineer move to your payroll?No

3Contract-to-Hire

Pricing$6,000–$8,000 / month per senior engineer, all-inclusive

Can the engineer move to your payroll?Yes, built in: fee of 3 monthly rates from month 18, 2 from month 24, 1 from month 30

4Dedicated Team

Pricing$35,000–$60,000 / month per squad of 3–6 engineersIncludes a BEON tech lead

Can the engineer move to your payroll?No

5Managed Team

PricingDedicated Team rates + one seat for the BEON PM

Can the engineer move to your payroll?No

Staff Augmentation, Contract-to-Hire, Dedicated Team and Managed Team: 30 days' notice to scale up or down.

Equipment is included by default from Staff Augmentation up. Bring your own devices if you prefer.

Who does what in each engagement model

You always make the final hiring decision. What changes between models is who employs the engineer, who sets priorities and who runs delivery.

YouBEONShared

Responsibility	IT Recruitment	Staff Augmentation	Contract-to-Hire	Dedicated Team	Managed Team
Sourcing and vetting	BEON	BEON	BEON	BEON	BEON
Final hiring decision	You	You	You	You	You
Employment, payroll, benefits	You	BEON	BEON	BEON	BEON
Equipment and access	You	BEON	BEON	BEON	BEON
Engagement and retention	You	BEON	BEON	BEON	BEON
Daily direction and priorities	You	You	You	You	Shared
Technical leadership and code review	You	You	You	BEON tech lead	BEON tech lead
Delivery planning and reporting	You	You	You	You	BEON PM
Escalations	You	You	You	Shared	BEON PM

What none of these models is

None of these is a resume marketplace or a freelancer platform. Every engineer is vetted through the same process, every engagement has a named person at BEON who owns it, and pricing is quoted per month, not per hour.

Engagement models FAQ

Yes. Moving from Staff Augmentation to a Dedicated or Managed Team, or converting a Contract-to-Hire engineer to your payroll, doesn't restart the relationship. The engineers stay; what BEON covers around them changes. Read the full guide to engagement models.

Who owns delivery. In a Dedicated Team, your leadership sets priorities and runs the sprint, and our tech lead runs the technical side. In a Managed Team, a BEON project manager also owns planning, reporting and escalation. See the full comparison of staff augmentation and managed services.

The intent. Staff Augmentation is designed to stay on our payroll for as long as you need. Contract-to-Hire is designed to convert to your payroll, and the conversion fee drops the longer the engineer has worked with you. Staff augmentation vs direct hire, explained.

From Staff Augmentation up, yes: a laptop, enrolled in your MDM and set up with your licenses and the access the role needs. If you prefer to ship your own devices, we take it out.

Under an Employer of Record structure the engineer is a BEON employee. Under an Agent of Record structure they work as an independent contractor. Either way, we manage the contract, payments and classification. Which one fits depends on the country and on your preference. EOR vs contractor: how they differ.

From Staff Augmentation up, we replace them within four weeks at no extra cost, for as long as they're with you. For direct-hire recruitment, the guarantee is 90 days. How the Nearshoring Protocol™ handles replacements.

IT Recruitment is a one-time fee of 25% of first-year salary. Staff Augmentation and Contract-to-Hire cost $6,000–$8,000 a month per senior engineer, all-inclusive. A Dedicated Team costs $35,000–$60,000 a month for a squad of 3–6 engineers, BEON tech lead included. A Managed Team adds one seat for the BEON project manager to the Dedicated Team rate. See rates by country and stack.

We send the first CV 4 days after an opening is created and the profile of the engineer you end up hiring at 7.5 (medians for 2026). These are medians across roles; specialized or senior-architect openings take longer, and we'll tell you up front.

You do, in every model. Every engineer signs an NDA and an IP assignment before starting.