{"podcast":{"title":"The Nearshore Cafe","slug":"the-nearshore-cafe-7063903","podcast_index_feed_id":7063903,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2417050.rss","website_url":"https://www.nearshorecafepodcast.com/","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/cl88yg3n0366iad89k8bqsnq61nf?.jpg","author":"Brian Samson","episode_count":94,"summary":"Hear from Nearshoring veterans about what it's like living and doing business in LATAM. Join our hosts and numerous guests from LATAM & the U.S. with interesting real life experiences. This podcast is full of great stories and useful advice on how to navigate the world's most untapped talent market along with travel tips.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T12:22:44.407985+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nearshore-cafe-7063903"},"episode":{"title":"Brian Samson Breaks Down the 2026 Playbook for Hiring Top Talent in Latin America","slug":"brian-samson-breaks-down-the-2026-playbook-for-hiring-top-talent-in-latin-america","published_at":"2026-07-28T03:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nearshore-cafe-7063903/brian-samson-breaks-down-the-2026-playbook-for-hiring-top-talent-in-latin-america","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nearshore-cafe-7063903","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2417050/episodes/19517609-brian-samson-breaks-down-the-2026-playbook-for-hiring-top-talent-in-latin-america.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2417050/episodes/19517609-brian-samson-breaks-down-the-2026-playbook-for-hiring-top-talent-in-latin-america.mp3","summary":"Hiring top tech talent in Latin America is reshaping how U.S. companies build engineering teams in 2026. Brian Samson, founder of Plugg Technologies, breaks down exactly how to hire in Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, and Nicaragua — what it costs, where to look, and the mistakes that sink nearshore hiring strategies before they even start. From QA engineers to AI and data engineering talent, this is the complete 2026 playbook for building a high-performing nearshore team. Brian covers wh...","meta_description":"Hiring top tech talent in Latin America is reshaping how U.S. companies build engineering teams in 2026. Brian Samson, founder of Plugg Technologies, brea…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":890,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-nearshore-cafe-7063903/episodes/brian-samson-breaks-down-the-2026-playbook-for-hiring-top-talent-in-latin-america/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nearshore-cafe-7063903/brian-samson-breaks-down-the-2026-playbook-for-hiring-top-talent-in-latin-america.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}