A partner adds recruiting capacity without adding headcount. It reaches engineers beyond your own network, screens for specialized stacks, and benchmarks pay against the local market. Your team still interviews and makes every hiring decision.
Rackspace
How Rackspace Hired Specialized Cloud Talent in Mexico
Rackspace already ran an operation in Mexico City, but its internal team needed added capacity for IT recruiting in Mexico across specialized cloud roles. CodersLink sourced and vetted engineers for three permanent hires and widened sourcing beyond the original department.
Nearshore RPO · Cloud Engineering · Mexico
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permanent cloud hires
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Specialized role families
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core -tech - Stack
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Sourcing scope beyond the original department
IN A NUTSHELL
Rackspace is a managed cloud computing company with an established operation in Mexico City. As demand for specialized talent grew, the company needed help with IT recruiting in Mexico and stronger access to the local technology ecosystem. CodersLink supplemented Rackspace's internal recruiting team with a steady pipeline of vetted engineers for permanent OpenStack and cloud engineering roles.
Overview
About the Client
Rackspace is a managed cloud computing company headquartered in the San Antonio, Texas area. At the time of the engagement, the company operated internationally and already had an established presence in Mexico City.
- IndustryManaged Cloud Computing
- Company sizeAbout 5,000 employees (2025)
- LocationSan Antonio, Texas / Mexico City
Solution
IT Recruiting in Mexico for Rackspace's Cloud Roles
Key decision: CodersLink complemented Rackspace’s internal recruiting team instead of replacing it. Rackspace already had an established Mexico operation and managed its own payroll and benefits, so the engagement focused on local talent access, technical sourcing, and permanent hires. Rackspace hired the three engineers directly as permanent employees.
Phase 1: Role definition
- Focused the initial search on OpenStack and cloud engineering positions.
- Centered sourcing on qualified professionals in Mexico City.
- Used the required cloud technologies and experience profile to guide sourcing.
Phase 2: Sourcing from the tech talent pool in Mexico
- Connected Rackspace with qualified professionals from Mexico’s local technology ecosystem, so its team could hire developers in Mexico for specialized cloud roles.
- Talent pool: INEGI counts 1,556,105 people in Mexico trained in computer science and IT (see Mexico’s tech ecosystem by region).
- Maintained a steady pipeline of profiles for Rackspace to interview directly.
- Supplemented the internal recruiting team rather than replacing it.
Phase 3: Scope expansion
- Supported three permanent technical hires.
- Expanded sourcing into positions beyond the original department after the initial profiles were positively received.
- Kept the engagement focused on recruiting, since Rackspace already managed payroll and benefits in Mexico.
Impact
Rackspace’s Results: 3 Cloud Hires, Expanded Sourcing
CodersLink turned a specialized recruiting need into three permanent cloud hires and a broader pipeline of vetted engineers in Mexico.
→ Metric #1: 3 permanent hires
- Three specialized professionals joined Rackspace in permanent cloud engineering roles.
→ Metric #2: 2 role families
- The hires covered OpenStack Engineering and Cloud Engineering.
→ Metric #3: Expanded scope
- Sourcing grew beyond the original department after Rackspace responded positively to the first profiles.
Roles supported
- OpenStack Engineers
- Cloud Engineers
Technologies and tools (sample)
OpenStack · Linux · Nova · Glance · Swift · Python · Ansible
For market context on pay by role, see our Mexico Tech Salaries Report, based on 10,246 verified respondents across 36 roles and 32 states.
How CodersLink’s Local Recruiting Support Helped Rackspace
- Added recruiting capacity for specialized cloud positions.
- Stronger access to Mexico’s local technology ecosystem.
- A steady pipeline of vetted engineers for direct permanent hiring.
- Recruiting support without adding payroll or benefits services.
- Sourcing scope expanded beyond the original hiring area.
The Model
The Takeaway: Why Companies Use Local Partners to Hire Developers in Mexico
Companies that already operate in Mexico still bring in a local recruiting partner to add capacity, not to replace their internal team. The partner reaches nearshore tech talent beyond the company’s own network and screens for specialized stacks, while the company’s recruiters and engineers make every hiring decision.
What a local partner adds
What stays with your team
A partner fits when specialized roles are open and your recruiters are at capacity: it adds sourcing hours without adding recruiting headcount. Rackspace is an example of IT recruiting in Mexico done this way. CodersLink worked next to its internal team, and Rackspace hired three engineers directly as permanent employees.
Permanent hires through Nearshore RPO suit roles you plan to keep inside your company. If you would rather add engineers to your team without opening an entity, Staff Augmentation fits instead.
What a local partner adds
- Reach beyond your existing network.
- Technical screening for specialized stacks such as OpenStack and Linux.
- Salary benchmarking against the local market.
- Pipeline continuity across open requisitions.
What stays with your team
- Interviews and the final hiring decision.
- Employment, payroll, and benefits, when you already have a Mexico entity.
- Onboarding and day-to-day management.
A partner fits when specialized roles are open and your recruiters are at capacity: it adds sourcing hours without adding recruiting headcount. Rackspace is an example of IT recruiting in Mexico done this way. CodersLink worked next to its internal team, and Rackspace hired three engineers directly as permanent employees.
Permanent hires through Nearshore RPO suit roles you plan to keep inside your company. If you would rather add engineers to your team without opening an entity, Staff Augmentation fits instead.
About CodersLink
As an IT staffing partner, CodersLink helps US companies hire senior engineers in Mexico, vetted to the Top 1% Standard. Eleven years in Mexico, 1,050+ engineers placed, 150+ client companies, and 45,000 professionals in our active pool, with 300 that meet our Top 1% Standard today. Teams start with Staff Augmentation, scale with MESHubs, and hire at volume with Nearshore RPO. See comparable engagements in our case studies.
FAQs on IT Recruiting in Mexico
It starts with a defined role and a technical profile. The partner sources engineers in the local market, screens them for the stack, and hands vetted profiles to your interviewers. You interview, make the offer, and hire, as Rackspace did for its OpenStack and cloud roles.
Companies can hire directly through their own Mexico entity, bring in a local recruiting partner, or start with Staff Augmentation and no entity. A local partner adds the most reach beyond your own network. See Mexico's tech talent ecosystem for the regional picture.
CodersLink helps US companies staff engineering teams in Mexico through three models: Staff Augmentation to start, MESHubs to scale a dedicated team, and Nearshore RPO to hire at volume. Compare the three models.
NEXT STEP
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