Ex-Disney · Ex-Globant · Freelance since 2014
Freelance software developer for Canada — Toronto-overlap timezone, English fluent.
I ship production software for Canadian startups and companies — twelve years of engineering, Ex-Disney and Ex-Globant resume, English fluent, CAD/USD billing. Productive overlap with Toronto/Ottawa (EDT/EST) and Vancouver (PDT/PST).
Start a projectFull overlap with Canadian Eastern business hours
Argentina is UTC-3 year-round. Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal are UTC-5 (EST) or UTC-4 (EDT). That's 1-2 hours offset — more overlap than most US engagements. Vancouver at UTC-8 / UTC-7 gives afternoon overlap. Real-time collaboration without async friction for the eastern Canadian market.
International contractor — simpler than you'd think
You hire me as an international contractor. I provide a Canada-Argentina tax treaty declaration so Canadian withholding doesn't apply. No T4A, no Canadian T5 issuance, no CRA nominee forms. Payment in CAD via Interac e-Transfer (if supported for international), Wise, or direct USD wire.
PIPEDA-aware architecture
PIPEDA (Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act) is Canada's federal privacy law, plus province-specific laws in Quebec (Law 25), Alberta and BC. I design data architectures with data-minimization, explicit consent, and access request handling — baked in from day one. Not a certified PIPEDA auditor, but I build toward posture that passes one.
Ex-Disney, ex-Globant — production discipline
My resume includes years at Disney and Globant shipping platforms for global audiences, including Canada. I bring the discipline that large organizations expect — observability, testing, code review rigor — to smaller Canadian teams that need the quality without the overhead.
What I work with for Canadian projects
- Next.jsMarketing sites, dashboards and SaaS frontends
- NestJSProduction backends with TypeScript everywhere
- React NativeCross-platform mobile for App Store and Play
- ShopifyE-commerce — important given Shopify HQ is Ottawa
- StripeFull Stripe integration including Canadian-specific rails
- Interac e-TransferCanadian-specific payment rail for merchants
- QuickBooksCanadian QuickBooks API for accounting integrations
- PIPEDA-awareFederal privacy law compliance-minded architecture
- CAD/USD contractsInvoice in either currency, pegged to USD for stability
- International contractorNo CRA overhead — tax treaty resident of Argentina
- English fluentEvery conversation, contract and doc
- Toronto/Vancouver overlapEDT: 1-2h offset; PDT: 3-4h offset
Why Canadian companies hire cross-border senior engineers from Argentina
Canada's tech market is strong — Shopify in Ottawa, Cohere and Wealthsimple in Toronto, the AI ecosystem anchored in Toronto/Montreal/Edmonton (Vector, Mila, Amii), Hootsuite in Vancouver. Senior engineers at tier-1 Canadian companies earn US-competitive salaries (often with the 20-30% CAD discount that traditionally applied shrinking as talent moves cross-border). Hiring locally means competing for the same people who are being poached by US companies at USD rates.
Cross-border from Argentina is a practical fix. Timezone overlap with Toronto/Ottawa/Montreal is 1-2 hours year-round — more productive than most US engagements. Rate economics beat local senior Canadian freelancers while delivering the same quality. Canadian business culture values written communication and meeting discipline, which translates cleanly to remote work — Argentinian working norms are compatible here.
Where this fits best: Canadian SaaS scaling into US markets, Shopify-adjacent e-commerce work (since the ecosystem is concentrated there), AI / LLM startups leveraging Cohere / the Toronto ecosystem, fintechs building on Interac or Canadian Open Banking rails, and agencies serving Canadian mid-market clients. Where it doesn't fit: government contracts requiring Canadian citizenship clearance, PIPEDA-certified vendors (which is a specific Canadian incorporation), or organizations that need on-site presence.
Billing structure: you hire me as an international contractor. The Canada-Argentina tax treaty (yes, there is one) exempts my fee income from Canadian withholding when I provide appropriate residency documentation. No T4A filing required for foreign contractors. Payment in CAD via Wise or international transfer, or USD if that's simpler for your accounting. Your bookkeeper handles it as a standard foreign contractor expense.
FAQs
No. I work as an international contractor (Argentine resident) under the Canada-Argentina tax treaty. I provide a residency declaration so Canadian withholding doesn't apply. Your accounts payable treats invoices as standard foreign contractor payments. No GST/HST on my invoices (I'm not a Canadian GST registrant).
Argentina is UTC-3 year-round. Toronto/Ottawa/Montreal are UTC-5 (winter) or UTC-4 (summer) — so 1-2 hours offset. My morning starts during your early morning; full day overlap until your late afternoon. Vancouver is UTC-8 / -7 — my early afternoon aligns with your early morning, with productive overlap for standups.
I build toward PIPEDA-compliant posture — minimum necessary data, access control, audit logs, encryption. For Quebec-specific Law 25 (which has stricter consent and data residency requirements), I implement the architecture patterns but the certification is your counsel's call. I'm not a certified PIPEDA or Law 25 auditor.
Several options. Interac e-Transfer works if your bank supports international, though Wise is often smoother for CAD-to-ARS or CAD-to-USD transfers. Direct wire to a Wise USD account is the simplest — your finance treats it as a standard international payment. Most Canadian businesses already have this set up for other foreign contractors.
Yes. I have a dedicated Shopify landing and experience shipping theme customizations, custom apps, Admin/Storefront API integrations, and Plus-tier work. Shopify's developer docs and ecosystem are English-first, and being near the source in terms of documentation freshness is a small but real advantage.
Standard international contractor agreement — mutual NDA, IP assignment, work-for-hire provisions, indemnification. I sign your standard template. If you want one, I can provide a template that's worked for prior Canadian engagements. Notable: Canadian contracts often use plain-English structure; I'm comfortable with both that and more formalistic US-style templates.
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