Web & mobile
- React, Next.js, Remix, Astro
- iOS (Swift), Android (Kotlin), React Native
- Internal tools — Retool, custom TypeScript apps
- Design systems, accessibility audits, performance work
Premium Nearshore from Buenos Aires · UTC−3
We build
software
that lasts.
Senior engineering teams from Buenos Aires, taking ownership of deliverables. Web, mobile, AI, cloud, IT operations — fully overlapped with your workday.
10+
years of senior bench depth
3hrs
hours overlap with NA Eastern
100%
senior-led delivery
~/craton/examples/showcase.rs
// Craton HSM — PKCS#11 v3.0 · FIPS 140-3 ready
let hsm = CratonHsm::init(config)?;
let sig = hsm.sign(AlgoId::MlDsa65, key, data)?;
// AetherArch — beats gzip-9 on 11/12 Silesia files
let ratio = AetherArch::compress(&files, Predictor::NeuralSsm)?;
// → 26.45% compression ratio
// Craton Shield — 7 products · < 500 ns CAN IDS · #![no_std]
let cs = CratonShield::init(config, crypto)?;
cs.submit_can_frame(&frame, timestamp_us)?;
// what we build
Full-stack engineering, not a single trick.
Most clients hire us across two or three of these. The same senior engineers cover the full surface — from product UI to the cloud infrastructure underneath.
AI & data
- LLM integration — OpenAI, Anthropic, on-prem models
- RAG pipelines, vector search, agent workflows
- Data engineering — Airflow, dbt, ClickHouse, Snowflake
- ML platforms, model serving, MLOps
Cloud & DevOps
- AWS, GCP, Azure, on-prem and air-gapped
- Kubernetes, Nomad, Terraform, Pulumi, Ansible
- CI/CD pipelines, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI
- Observability — Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, OpenTelemetry
Backend & APIs
- TypeScript / Node, Python, Go, Elixir, Rust
- Postgres, Redis, Kafka, ClickHouse, MongoDB
- GraphQL, gRPC, REST, event-driven architectures
- High-throughput systems, payment integrations, ERP write-backs
Embedded & systems
- Bare-metal Rust, no_std firmware, RTOS integration
- Automotive and industrial gateways
- C/C++ migration to memory-safe code
- Cryptography — HSMs, PKCS#11, post-quantum, FIPS 140-3
Cybersecurity & IT ops
- Identity, endpoints, M365, Google Workspace, Okta, Jumpcloud
- Email, DNS, CDN, certificate management
- Backup and disaster-recovery with tested restore drills
- Compliance — SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS readiness
// engagement models
Pick the shape that fits the problem.
Every engagement we sign maps to one of three models. Switch later if the problem changes.
01
Dedicated Teams
A Craton-led pod that owns delivery in your domain.
Ideal when
You want a team that runs to outcomes, not tickets — and you don't want to manage offshore headcount day-to-day.
How it’s shaped
3–7 engineers + tech lead · Quarterly outcome contracts · 60-day notice
02
Fixed-scope projects
Outcome-priced delivery, end-to-end.
Ideal when
You know what you need built; you don't have the team to build it.
How it’s shaped
Fixed-scope or T&M · 6–14 week typical timeline · Documented handover
03
Managed services (MSP)
We run it so your team doesn't have to.
Ideal when
You have production systems too important to leave untended and too specialized for a generic MSP.
How it’s shaped
24×7 SLA · Monthly uptime credits · Quarterly DR drill
// case studies
Case studies with real metrics.
Selected client case studies — anonymized where the NDA requires, with metrics that are checkable on request.
ManufacturingDigital Transformation
Kitchen furniture manufacturer — quoting workflow
A 14-tab Excel macro was the single source of truth for a 3D kitchen quoting process. One employee understood it. Quote turnaround was days.
- Quote turnaround 3 days → 40 minutes
- Quoting errors down 85%
- Operator onboarding 3 weeks → 2 days
Next.jsTypeScriptPrismaPostgres
Financial servicesTechnology Consulting + Dedicated Teams
LATAM installation and integration of Thales Luna HSM in production for a certification authority
A LATAM certification authority needed a production Thales Luna HSM rollout integrated with its certificate signing services, key ceremonies, and audit evidence without interrupting issuance.
- Thales Luna HSM integrated into the production CA signing workflow
- Zero downtime during cutover
- Key ceremonies, backup, and operator runbooks documented for audit
Thales Luna HSMPKCS#11Certificate authorityHSM operations
Retail & E-commerceDigital Transformation
Global Sports Apparel Vendor — Headless E-commerce Platform
High-traffic, limited-edition sneaker "drops" were crashing the client's legacy monolithic platform. Combined with a clunky mobile checkout and batched POS inventory syncing with physical stores, they faced severe cart abandonment and chronic overselling.
- Mobile conversion rate increased by 45%
- Zero downtime while processing 5,000+ transactions/minute
- Page load times dropped from 4.5s to 1.2s
Next.jsShopify Plus APINode.jsAWS
// why nearshore
Why teams pick us over the alternatives.
Hiring senior engineers in North America takes nine months. Far-shore options trade away half the workday and most of the context. Argentina sits in the right shape: same time zone as the US East Coast, senior bench, English fluency, and pods built for long-running ownership.
3hrs
workday overlap with NA Eastern
5h with PST, 4h with EU mainland
8+
median engineer experience (years)
two-role hires, no junior pyramid
100%
senior-led delivery
tech lead accountable from scope to ship
01
Real timezone overlap
Buenos Aires sits at UTC−3. That's a 3 hours diff from New York, and a full workday overlap with both US coasts. Stand-ups, design reviews, and pair sessions happen live — not asynchronously the next morning.
Not 'we're awake when you sleep.' Not 'we can do early calls.' Same workday, every day.
02
Senior bench, stable pods
Median engineer experience is 8+ years. We hire deliberately, pay above local market, and keep pods small enough that senior engineers stay close to architecture, delivery, and production support.
Direct employees of Craton, not a body-shop marketplace. The same people who scope the work stay accountable for shipping it.
03
Two-three roles per engineer
Every senior on our bench owns at least two-three roles — Developer + QA, Developer + DevOps, Developer + Project Manager. One person who can ship a feature, write the integration tests, set up the pipeline, and run the standup is more useful than three specialists handing work over the wall.
It's how we keep the team small enough that everyone knows what everyone else is shipping.
how we compare
| What you care about | NA W-2 hire | Far-shore (India / EE) | Craton (LATAM nearshore) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Same-day workday overlap (NA East) | 8h | 1–3h | 3hrs |
| Time to first PR | 9–12 months | 2–4 weeks | 1–2 weeks |
| English fluency in standups | Native | Variable | B2–C2 (interview-screened) |
| Delivery ownership | You manage the hire | Vendor-managed queue | Craton-led pod |
| IP and contract law | US / Canada | Variable | US-style MSAs, Argentine LLC entity |
// about
An engineering team
from Buenos Aires.
We're a senior engineering team based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Backgrounds across web and mobile, AI and data, cloud and DevOps, embedded and cryptography — the same kinds of systems your business runs on, built by the kinds of people who have built them before.
We work in your repos, your stack, your process. English-first. Same workday as the US East Coast. Direct Slack and GitHub access — no PM layer between you and the engineer doing the work.
We open-source what we build — Craton HSM, AetherArch, Craton Shield — because public code is the cheapest way to prove engineering rigor.
“Senior engineers, your process, your timezone — without the overhead of a BigCo supplier.”
Buenos Aires, Argentina (UTC−3)
Senior bench
8+ years average, two-role hires, 24-month median tenure. The same person you onboard in month one is still there in year three.
Direct collaboration
No PM layer between you and the engineer. Slack and GitHub access on day one. Standups, code reviews, and pair sessions in your process, not ours.
Lean by design
No office, no sales floor, no marketing department, no separate HR. The savings show up in your invoice, not in our overhead.
our stack
TypeScriptReactNext.jsNodePythonGoRustSwiftKotlinPostgresRedisKafkaClickHouseAWSGCPKubernetesTerraformOpenTelemetryPKCS#11FIPS 140-3
// how we operate
How we keep rates reasonable without cutting quality.
Reasonable isn’t the same as cheap.
Our rates are deliberately reasonable, and we still pay our engineers above local market. That isn't a discount, a junior-pyramid trick, or a body-shop margin game. It comes from a deliberately lean operating model.
We don't run an office. There's no real-estate line item, no facilities staff, no receptionist, no espresso machine in the hourly rate. We're a fully distributed team across Buenos Aires and the surrounding region, with periodic in-person sprints when a project warrants it.
We don't run a sales floor. No quota-carrying account executives, no SDR pipeline, no pre-sales theatre, no account managers between you and the engineer. The first call is with the senior who would actually do the work; the proposal is written by the same person.
We don't run a marketing department. No content factory, no paid-pipeline machinery, no brand consultancy. Word-of-mouth and a small site like this one carry the load — every dollar a client pays goes to the people writing the code.
We don't run a separate HR org. We hire deliberately, pay above local market, and grow from referrals and known operators — so recruiting stays focused instead of becoming a constant overhead line.
And we hire engineers who can wear two-three hats. Every senior on our bench owns at least two-three roles. One person who can ship a feature, write the integration tests, set up the pipeline, and run the standup is more useful than three specialists handing work over the wall. It's also how we keep the team small enough that everyone knows what everyone else is shipping.
// who you'll be working with
The people on the other end of the contract.
Direct Craton employees, not a marketplace. The senior who scopes your engagement is the senior who runs the work — the same person you'll be on a Slack thread with at month six.
VB
Victor Bobrovskiy
CEO & Founder
Engineer-founder. Has built and shipped production systems across web, cloud, and for teams in LATAM and Europe. Founded Craton on the principle that the senior who scopes the work is the senior who delivers it — direct line.
Background-checked. Direct employees. Not subcontracted, not a body-shop marketplace. We're the engineers who do the work, not a proxy or HR agency.
// open source
We open-source what we build.
Production-grade Rust libraries we maintain in the open. Read the source, run the tests — that's the cheapest way to evaluate engineering rigor.
Explore open source →// frequently asked
What buyers ask before we start.
How do contracts and IP ownership work?
Standard NA-style MSA + per-engagement SOW. All work-product IP transfers to you on payment. Argentine LLC entity, US-style indemnification, NDA on request signed inside 24 hours. We can also work on your paper if your legal team prefers.Can I hire a Craton engineer directly?
No, we don't do outstaffing like hundreds of other LATAM agencies.What time zones do you cover?
Buenos Aires is UTC−3 — same as US Eastern in summer, one hour ahead in winter, four hours overlap with PST, five with EU mainland. Standups, design reviews, and pair sessions happen live, not async.Do you work in English or Spanish?
English-first for North American engagements — every senior is interview-screened at B2. Spanish is available for LATAM-specific work and for any client who prefers it.What size companies do you work with?
We've worked across the size spectrum — from 30-person startups through Series B / C scale-ups, and public mid-caps. The fit question is usually about the engineering culture, not the headcount.Do you have a US legal Entity?
Yes, we have a Delaware C-Corp Craton Software Company. 16192, Coastal Highway, Lewes, Delaware 19958, County of SussexWhat happens on the first call?
30 minutes with a project manager. We ask about the shape of the problem, the timeline, and what's tried-and-failed. You leave with a recommended engagement model and rough commercials — or a clear "not the right fit" with a referral when we can give one.
// next step
Tell us the shape of the problem.
30 minutes on a call is usually enough to point you at the right engagement — including "we're not the right fit" when that's the honest answer.
Fastest path
Pick a 30-min slot on the calendar. Direct call with a project manager.
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