Nearshore in
Nicaragua
Nearshore software development from Managua, Nicaragua, in Central America, on UTC−6 all year. Laravel, Node, Vue, React and React Native engineers who join your team or build your product.
Nerdify is a nearshore software development company in Central America, founded in Managua in 2016, with 10 to 20 engineers. We work 8 AM to 5 PM Managua time, UTC−6 all year: the same hours as US Central in winter, and one hour behind it in summer. Engineers cost $20 to $70 an hour by seniority. We’re an official Laravel Partner, and we run a training school in Managua that teaches the stack we work in.
On your hours
Hours
8 AM to 5 PM Managua time.
UTC−6 all year, no daylight saving.
US overlap
The same hours as US Central.
In winter. In summer we’re one hour behind it. Either way, most of our day overlaps with Eastern and Pacific hours.
Tools
Your tools.
GitHub or GitLab, Jira or Linear, Slack or Teams: whatever you already run.
Nearshore vs offshore
Nearshore means your engineers work in a time zone close to yours. Offshore usually means a team many hours ahead, so questions wait until the next day.
From Managua we work 8 AM to 5 PM, UTC−6 all year: US Central time in winter and one hour behind it in summer, so most of our day overlaps with both US coasts. Engineers join your team, work in your tools and report to you, at $20 to $70 an hour by seniority. You interview them yourself before they start.
How teams work with us
Engineers on your team
Staff augmentation: senior and mid engineers who work in your tools and report to you.
[ Staff augmentation → ]A product, built end to end
Product development: a pod sized to the product takes it from the data model to production.
[ Product development → ]Laravel, from audits to refactors
Laravel consulting: code audits, refactors and unfinished features for teams already on Laravel.
[ Laravel consulting → ]AI inside your product
AI features and agents on Laravel, and MCP servers that bring your product into AI assistants.
[ AI features & agents → ]
Teams we work with
PickupHub
Drop-in sports games across Canada. We built the product and still maintain it.
Canada · Sports · Laravel · React
[ Read the case → ]eRank
SEO and keyword research tools for Etsy sellers. Nerdify engineers work inside its team on the Laravel and Vue app.
United States · SaaS · Laravel · Vue
[ Read the case → ]Grupo Nación
Costa Rican media group behind La Nación, El Financiero and La Teja. Nerdify engineers joined its team on the React Native news apps.
Costa Rica · Media · React Native
Managua since 2016
Nerdify started in Managua in 2016 and has shipped for teams in the US, Canada, Europe and South America since. We hire Laravel, Node, Vue, React and React Native engineers here, and we’re an official Laravel Partner.
We also teach. Our school in Managua runs Laravel courses and workshops, and a free online bootcamp for all of Latin America, taught in Spanish.
When teams call us
Hiring at home takes too long.
After a 30-minute call we send two or three profiles per role, with their code.
You need overlap, not handoffs.
The team works inside your day, so questions get answered the same day.
A product and no team.
A pod builds it from the data model to production, then hands it over or keeps it running.
Model · Hourly or monthly
Billed hourly, or monthly at a discount.
$20 to $70 an hour per engineer, depending on seniority. We quote after a 30-minute call and invoice monthly. Prices as of October 2026.
Alejandro Galo
Head of Sales, Nerdify
Book a free 30-minute call to talk through your team, stack and timeline.