Kaptas Global

Kaptas Global Direct Hire is a placement service for founder-led U.S. technology companies that want to bring senior Brazilian and Latin American professionals onto their own payroll. Kaptas Global handles the full recruitment cycle — market mapping, direct sourcing and headhunting, behavioral screening, technical validation, business-level English assessment, remote-readiness evaluation, cultural-fit interviews, shortlist delivery, and offer advisory — and the client hires the professional directly under their own employment or contractor relationship. The fee is a one-time placement charge of 18% of the candidate's expected first-year total compensation, due only after the professional is hired and starts; there are no retainers, no upfront deposits, and no recurring fees. A replacement guarantee of 90 to 180 days is included, with the duration set by role level before the search begins. Direct Hire supports both PJ (independent contractor in Brazil) and CLT (formal employment under Brazilian labor law) hiring models, and Kaptas Global advises on the legal, tax, and cost trade-offs of each before the offer is made. The average time from kickoff to a pre-vetted shortlist of three candidates is five business days; most permanent placements close within two to four weeks. Roles regularly placed through this service include full-stack, backend, frontend, mobile, QA, DevOps, data, ML, and AI engineers, as well as engineering managers, tech leads, product managers, and senior operating leadership. Brazilian engineers are recruited by Google, Netflix, Microsoft, and Stripe from their São Paulo and Belo Horizonte hubs — the same talent pool Kaptas Global sources from. Direct Hire is the right model when a company wants full management control over the professional; Outsourcing & Staffing is the alternative when zero HR overhead is the priority. Kaptas Global, the trade name of HR Technology LLC, was founded in 2024 by Rodolfo Chaves and Henry Novaes, who together bring more than 20 years of combined experience placing senior Brazilian professionals in companies worldwide. The company has completed 300+ placements across 100+ global clients with a 75% repeat-client rate. Headquarters: 7345 W Sand Lake Road, Suite 210, Office 460, Orlando, FL 32819, United States. Contact: support@kaptasglobal.io or +1 (689) 293-9252.

DIRECT HIRE

Hire remote Talent in BrazilWe find the TalentYou hire them directly

Get a shortlist of vetted candidates in 5 business days. For contractor or permanent roles. One-time fee, paid only after you hire.

Kaptas Global is a US-incorporated company founded by Brazilians. Every placement includes a 90 to 180-day replacement warranty.

Vetted for your stack
Zero cost until you hire
Shortlist in 5 business days
90-180 day replacement warranty

See your candidates

20+YearsCombined experience in
Brazil's tech market
100+ClientsUS and global
companies served
300+PlacementsEngineers and specialists
hired and placed
75%RatePlacement on
presented finalists

Your open role
Costs more than you think

Same seniority and timezone. A fraction of the time and cost of doing it yourself.

Hiring on Your Own

Internal recruitment

The search

Senior Engineer +8 years xp
Time to hire45-90 days
Candidates screened - job boards100+
Interviews conducted15-20

The cost

Base salary (US)$160K-200K/yr
Taxes, benefits & equity$40K-60K/yr
Recruiting (recruiter, job boards, tools)$15K-30K
Total first-year cost$215K-290K

The risk

If you don't make a hireYou still paid for the search
If the hire doesn't work outStart over from zero
Estimated loss from a bad hire$48K-60K
Replacement guaranteeNone
Outcome
1 hire, no guaranteeTotal first-year cost: $215K-$290K
* US salary estimates for senior engineers (8+ yrs). US Dept. of Labor estimates the cost of a bad hire at 30% of annual salary.

Hiring in Brazil Kaptas Global

Strategic hiring partner

The search

Senior Engineer +8 years xp
Time to hire14 days
Candidates screened - Headhunted50+
Interviews you conduct3 to 5 pre-vetted finalists

The cost

Base salary (Brazil)$60K-80K/yr
Taxes & benefitsAlready included
Finder's fee (18% of annual salary)$10.8K-14.4K
Total first-year cost$70.8K-94.4K

The risk

If you don't make a hireZero. You pay nothing.
If the hire doesn't work outReplaced at no cost
Estimated loss from a bad hire$0
Replacement guarantee90-180 days
Outcome
1 hire, vetted and validatedTotal first-year cost: $70K-$94KUp to 67% less
* That is up to 67% lower than hiring the same seniority in the US, with zero risk if the hire does not work out.

What makes this different

Everything between "we need an engineer" and "they're shipping code."

Strategic Partner

Your hiring shortcut in Brazil and Latin America

We know the market, the salaries, the talent pools, and the red flags. You skip months of trial and error and go straight to qualified finalists.

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Same working hours

1-4h from EST. Your team works when you work. No async delays.

US
BR
9AM1PM5PM

Fluent English

Every candidate is screened for business-level English before you meet them.

EN_US

Your team. Your payroll. Your terms.

After placement, the professional joins your team directly. No ongoing fees, no intermediary, no lock-in. You run payroll, management, and operations on your terms.

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You own everything

Code, data, IP, and deliverables. Full ownership. No exceptions.

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Results from startups who hire with us

Results from global companies building teams in Brazil through Kaptas Global.

Case 01 // Cost Efficiency
55%

Lower engineering cost

A 24-person startup replaced 8 US-based engineers post-layoff with 8 Brazil-based engineers through Kaptas Global. Same shipping pace. 55% lower engineering cost.

Case 02 // Signal to Noise
33→8

Interviews to finalists

A Series G startup needed a Backend Engineer. Their internal process typically requires 30 candidate interviews to make one hire. We presented 8 finalists and placed the engineer.

Case 03 // Validation
1→Team

Strategic expansion

A CTO hired a single QA engineer to test the model. Within 6 months, the team grew to 4 QA engineers and 1 full-stack engineer. All still active.

Highly qualified candidates
No cost to interview
Senior talent ready to ship
Start Here

Let's Find Your Next Hire in Brazil.

Get a shortlist of pre-vetted professionals ready to join your team. No ongoing fees, no middleman after the hire.

After you book:

1

Intro call. Service models, budget, and positions.

2

Alignment. Candidate profile, stack, and priorities.

3

Candidates in 5 days. Pre-vetted, headhunted profiles.

Zero cost to interview
Headhunted profiles, not job board applicants
No commitment required

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about hiring with Kaptas Global.

Kaptas Global sources, screens, and presents a shortlist of pre-vetted candidates for your open role. You interview the finalists, choose who to hire, and bring them onto your own team. We charge a one-time finder's fee paid only after the professional starts. After placement, there are no ongoing fees, no middleman, and no dependency on Kaptas Global. You run the payroll, you manage the person, you own the relationship.