The Philippines
Hire senior software engineers from the Philippines
Arca places senior software, DevOps, and AI engineers from the Philippines with US companies for $35/hr, all-in. You meet a shortlist within 7 working days. Your engineer works your full US business day, month to month, with unlimited replacements. We also hire elsewhere in Asia when the role calls for it.
Why US teams hire in the Philippines
English is the language of business and schooling for the engineers we talk to, so standups, pull requests, and incident notes do not need a translator. The working-day question is separate from geography: Arca engineers work your full US business day, not a short overlap window.
We do not publish a talent-pool headcount or an English-proficiency ranking on this page. Those figures change, and we would rather link the hire you can actually make.
Philippines vs Latin America compares cost and hours. Software engineer salaries in the Philippines cites the market pay we could verify.
| Hiring route | Per hour |
|---|---|
| ArcaSenior, all-in | $35/hr |
| Latin American staffing firms, senior | ~$45–$72/hr |
| US in-house hire, fully loaded | ~$94–$119/hr |
US figure: median to 75th-percentile hourly wage for software developers (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025: $65.38–$82.68), divided by 0.692, the wage share of total compensation for private-industry professional workers (BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, June 2026). Latin American figure: published senior staffing-firm rates, converted at 160 hours a month. BLS wage table for software developers · BLS employer cost release. Market pay in the Philippines: software engineer salaries in the Philippines.
Roles we hire
Software engineers
Senior generalists who take a feature from ticket to production and own it after release.
Full-stack developers
One engineer across UI, API, and database, for teams that need features shipped end to end.
Backend developers
APIs, data models, integrations, and the performance work behind them.
Frontend developers
Production React and TypeScript interfaces built to your design system.
AI engineers
Engineers who build LLM features, agents, and retrieval systems into real products, quickly.
DevOps engineers
CI/CD, infrastructure as code, observability, and cloud cost control.
Philippines hiring questions
Do engineers work US hours?
Yes. Arca engineers work your full US business day, whatever your US time zone, including engineers in Asia.
How much does it cost?
Senior engineers from $35/hr, all-in. The engagement is month-to-month, with no recruiting fee and unlimited replacements.
How fast is a shortlist?
Within 7 working days of the discovery call. You interview and choose.
Which roles can I hire?
Senior software, full-stack, backend, frontend, AI, and DevOps engineers. There is no junior or mid-level rate.
What does Arca handle after the hire?
The contract and HR administration, a named account manager, and training. You direct the engineer.
Hire from the Philippines.
Tell us the role. The shortlist is in 7 working days.