Offshore Ranking #4
Joga Bonito
Personal Experience, non-general
Brazil
I’ve worked with one developer and two QA testers from Brazil. They were all great. Interviewed a few more, they also seemed good.
The Time Zone
The best for North America. From the East coast it’s only an hour difference. Responsiveness and scheduling was simple.
The Good
Excellent quality. Fast and skilled. My closest teammate anomalously worked in America for ten years, so he was culturally attuned.
The bad
There’s stories that the culture in Latin America means that workers are unwilling to challenge authority even when it’s clearly wrong. It’s a common outsourcing issue.
Final Thoughts
The time zone overlap boosts momentum. The idea that offshore development in far off timezones leads to “twenty four hour productivity” is a laughable idea peddled by managers to self-aggrandize.
Rating: 4/5
So there we have it:
The Philippines: 4.5/5
Ukraine: 4/5
Brazil: 4/5
India: 2/5


Excellent summing up of where to look for competent tech engineers. Very well explained in simple ,understandable language 👍