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Hire Integration Developers from Canada, Latin America, and the US
Hire an integration developer who connects your systems, applications, and services so data flows reliably across the business. We find the right person, or build your entire development team, in Canada, Latin America, or the US, on a contract, permanent, or fractional basis.
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DevEngine is a Vancouver-based IT recruitment and staffing firm. We recruit integration developers from Canada, Latin America, and the US for contract, permanent, or fractional roles. They connect ERP, CRM, finance, and operational systems through APIs, middleware, and integration platforms, so data moves between them without manual work. A senior integration developer screens every candidate before you see one. You manage the day-to-day work. We handle contracts, HR, and admin.
The role
An integration developer connects the systems the business runs on
An integration developer designs and builds the connections between systems, applications, and services. They develop API integrations and middleware, set up messaging and webhooks, connect legacy systems with modern applications, and make sure data moves securely and accurately between them, in real time or on a schedule.
Typical outputs include API integrations, middleware and integration flows, message queues and event streams, workflow automations, monitoring and error handling, and documentation of how each system connects.
The role could be confused with two others, and organizations define all three differently. In general:
Integration developer
- What they work on
- The connections between business systems and services
- Core question
- Do our systems exchange the right data, reliably and securely?
- Typical outputs
- API integrations, middleware, event streams, workflow automations
- Works most with
- IT, operations, and application owners across teams
- Often brought in when
- Systems don't talk to each other, and people fill the gaps by hand
Back-end developer
- What they work on
- The server-side logic, databases, and APIs behind one application
- Core question
- Does the application process data correctly, securely, and at scale?
- Typical outputs
- APIs, services, database logic
- Works most with
- Front-end developers, architects, and DevOps teams
- Often brought in when
- An application needs new features, services, or APIs
ETL developer
- What they work on
- Pipelines that load data into a warehouse or data lake for analysis
- Core question
- Does the data reach the warehouse clean, complete, and on time?
- Typical outputs
- ETL jobs, data mappings, load schedules
- Works most with
- Data engineers, analysts, and BI teams
- Often brought in when
- Reporting needs data from many sources in one place
If the work is an application's own services and APIs, see Hire Back-End Developers. If data needs to be loaded into a warehouse for reporting, see Hire ETL Developers.
When to hire
When you need an integration developer
The need usually shows up as one of these situations:
Enterprise systems don't share data.
Orders, invoices, and customer records are re-keyed between ERP, CRM, and finance platforms, costing hours every week and introducing billing errors.
Legacy systems are blocking modernization.
Critical data sits in mainframes and older applications that new platforms can't reach, so modernization stalls until that data is exposed through APIs.
Integration failures surface as business incidents.
Point-to-point scripts fail silently, and missing orders or payments surface only when a customer complains or an auditor finds the gap. You need integrations with monitoring, error handling, and an audit trail.
Acquisitions and new platforms multiply the complexity.
Every acquired company, new software platform, or partner adds another system to connect, and one-off fixes no longer scale.
Need a different role?
If you need someone to build an application's own services and APIs, hire a back-end developer. If you need data loaded into a warehouse for reporting, hire an ETL developer. We recruit for both roles.
Our screen
What our senior integration developers look for
Calling an API is easy. The job is keeping business-critical systems connected as volumes grow, without losing data when one of them goes down. A senior integration developer screens every candidate and asks for specifics: the systems, the volumes, what broke, and how they fixed it.
Integrations the business relied on
We ask for an integration they built between business-critical systems, the volume it handled, and what manual work it replaced.
Failures caught and handled
We ask how they monitored integrations, handled errors and retries, and made sure no data was lost when a system went down.
Secure data in transit
We ask how they handled authentication, sensitive data, and compliance requirements when moving data between systems.
Fluency with your constraints
An integration developer who has worked with your systems, your integration platform, or regulated data reasons differently from one who hasn't. We weight that context, not only certifications.
Candidates who build point-to-point scripts without monitoring, can't explain how they handle failures, or have never worked with production business systems are screened out. Your interviews focus on fit, not filtering.
Where we source
Hire from Canada, Latin America, or the US
One search can cover all three talent pools. Brief the role once, and compare candidates from each market side by side before you decide.
Canada
- Where candidates are based
- Across Canada
- Working hours
- Canadian time zones, Pacific to Atlantic
- Cost
- Canadian market rates. See the Canada salary guide below.
- Fits when
- The role needs knowledge of the North American market, regular in-person time in Canada, or a Canadian base
Latin America
- Where candidates are based
- Across Latin America, including Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, and Costa Rica
- Working hours
- Within 2 hours of US Eastern time, year-round. Up to 4 hours ahead of Pacific time.
- Cost
- Typically 35–40% below comparable North American cost. See the Latin America salary guide below.
- Fits when
- You want a wider candidate pool or more seniority for the budget, or the integration developer will work with a nearshore team
United States
- Where candidates are based
- Across the United States
- Working hours
- US time zones, Pacific to Eastern
- Cost
- US market rates.
- Fits when
- The role needs knowledge of the US market, regular in-person time at a US site, or a US base
Not sure which market fits? Tell us about the role, and we'll scope it in each market and show you candidates and cost side by side.
Technology salaries in Canada and Latin America
Benchmark salaries by role and seniority before you set a budget.
Engagement models
Contract, permanent, or fractional
Contract
- Who employs the integration developer
- DevEngine
- Time commitment
- Full-time, for a defined period
- Fits when
- A system migration, a new integration, or a middleware rebuild with a defined end
- Placement protection
- Two-week guarantee
Permanent
- Who employs the integration developer
- You
- Time commitment
- Full-time, ongoing
- Fits when
- Your systems landscape needs a standing owner for integrations
- Placement protection
- 180-day prorated guarantee from the start date: full refund in the first 30 days, then partial refunds on a sliding scale
Fractional
- Who employs the integration developer
- DevEngine
- Time commitment
- Part-time, hourly or monthly
- Fits when
- An integration audit, a monitoring setup, or a few hours a week of development, without a full-time seat
- Placement protection
- Tailored to the scope of work
Each model works a little differently depending on whether you hire in Canada, Latin America, or the US. Compare the options by market to find the engagement that fits your team.
Explore services by marketHow it works
How an integration developer search runs
You brief us on the scope and goals of the project, the systems that need to connect, and your current integration tools.
We source for your role in Canada, Latin America, or the US, not from a bench.
A senior integration developer screens each candidate. Someone who does the same work, not a recruiter matching keywords.
You choose who to interview and who to hire.
You direct the work. On contract and fractional engagements, DevEngine holds the contract and handles payroll and compliance. On a permanent hire, the integration developer joins your payroll.
If the placement isn't working, we replace the candidate: within two weeks on contract, or under the 180-day prorated guarantee on a permanent hire.
FAQ
Integration developer hiring questions
How much does it cost to hire an integration developer?
Cost depends on four things: seniority, integration platform and specialization (for example, ERP, middleware, or event streaming), the market you hire from, and the engagement model. Hiring in Latin America typically costs 35–40% less than comparable North American hires. For salary benchmarks across technology roles, download the Canada Salary Guide or the Latin America Salary Guide. DevEngine quotes against your actual brief on the first call.
Which skills and certifications do integration developers bring?
Most work with REST and GraphQL APIs, webhooks, and data formats such as JSON, XML, and CSV, and with message queues and event streaming such as RabbitMQ and Apache Kafka. Many use integration platforms such as MuleSoft or Microsoft Power Automate and know common authentication protocols such as OAuth. Common certifications include the MuleSoft Certified Developer and the Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate. Skills and certifications show familiarity, but not whether someone can keep critical systems connected in production. That's what the senior integration developer screen tests.
Should we use an integration platform or custom code?
An integration platform fits common connections between well-known systems; custom code fits unusual systems, high volumes, or tight performance needs. Platforms speed up standard connections and include monitoring out of the box. Many companies use both, and our screen tests the approach your landscape needs.
Can I hire a fractional integration developer?
Yes. A fractional integration developer works part-time, on an hourly or monthly cadence, inside your team and tools. Companies often use one for an integration audit, a monitoring and alerting setup, or a single system connection. DevEngine places fractional integration developers from Canada, Latin America, and the US.
Can an integration developer connect SAP, Salesforce, or other ERP and CRM platforms?
Yes. ERP and CRM platforms such as SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, and Salesforce are among the systems integration developers connect most often, through each platform's APIs or an integration platform such as MuleSoft. Experience with your specific platforms shortens ramp-up, and the screen checks for it.
Can an integration developer work with a DevEngine Engineering POD?
Yes. An integration developer can sit inside an Engineering POD or work alongside one. You choose the POD's composition and direct the work. The integration developer connects your systems, and the rest of the POD builds the applications and features that rely on them on your sprint cadence, in your tools.
What's your interest?
Choose the path that aligns with how you want to build and scale your team.
Tell us which systems need to work together.
We'll tell you which market and model fit, and how long the search should take.
Not ready to talk yet? Compare technology salaries in the Canada Salary Guide or the Latin America Salary Guide.
