Top US startups use Second Talent to hire vetted tech talent from Asia.
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92%
talent retention rate
Top 1%
AI-native talent
200+
teams building with us
Faster hires, lower burn, more shipped.
$200K
saved in hiring costs
A social polling platform that hired 2 senior engineers in 24 days on average, weeks after launch.
$27M
Series A raised
An industrial AI company that hired 6 specialists across 3 roles from one pipeline, then raised its Series A.
8
engineers hired
The freight company behind the internet's first load board, adding data, full-stack and mobile engineers in 22 days on average.
14
developers hired
A real-estate coaching company that built its first engineering team in Vietnam, across 5 role types, at 60 to 70% less than US hiring.
70%
productivity boost
A Web3 education platform that hired 10 engineers in Vietnam in two months to speed up its roadmap.
$1.5B
acquisition outcome
A machine-learning car marketplace that grew its Taiwan engineering team 70%, entered 3 new markets and was acquired by Carro.
70%
labor cost saved
A luxury jeweler with 870 stores across Asia that staffed its e-commerce push from Malaysia and lifted efficiency 30%.
70%
efficiency gain
A digital health platform that hired 5 developers and ops staff across Vietnam and Malaysia without slowing delivery.
50%
productivity uplift
A Bitcoin restaking platform that grew its team 20% with frontend and product hires and lifted technical capability 40%.
3
role types staffed
A luxury retail group that stood up a 10-engineer team in Vietnam in two months and doubled its development speed.
3 days
to first SDR hire
An omnichannel chat platform that built a team of 3 SDRs in Indonesia to drive lead generation.
2 mo
hiring time saved
A blockchain wellness platform that hired the lead engineer in Hong Kong to anchor its offshore team.
Share what you need to ship, your stack, budget and time zone.
Pre-vetted developers who ship with AI agents, matched to your role. Interview the ones you like.
We handle contracts, payroll and compliance, so your developer starts shipping in the first week.
Vetted on agentic workflows and matched to your stack before you see a résumé.
Ships AI-native features with Claude Code, Cursor, and modern LLM toolchains.
Claude Code Developer · 5+ Years
Working remotely at a US Fintech
Builds production LLM agents and RAG pipelines for SaaS teams.
Senior AI Engineer · 6+ Years
Working remotely at a US SaaS
Ships event-driven automation on n8n, Camunda and Temporal for fintech and SaaS teams.
Workflow Automation Engineer · 6+ Years
Working remotely at a US AI
Builds production AI features and LLM-powered apps for fast-growing SaaS teams.
Senior AI Engineer · 5+ Years
Working remotely at a US SaaS
Ships React + Node SaaS products from zero to launch, end-to-end.
Senior Full-Stack Dev · 9+ Years
Working remotely at a US SaaS
Engineers who build with AI agents every day, vetted on the tools your team already uses.
Ships with Claude Code, Cursor and AI agents from week one, not after an onboarding course.
An AI tooling test sits beside live technical interviews, so you see how they work with agents before you hire.
AI engineers, LLM and NLP engineers, machine learning engineers and AI agent developers.
Forward deployed engineers and Claude Code developers who take AI features live inside your product.
Founders and engineering leaders on hiring with Second Talent.
Partnering with Second Talent has been a game-changer for our tech expansion.
Their ability to source top-tier talent from Vietnam helped us scale rapidly while maintaining quality. Their pre-vetted candidates integrated seamlessly, and their account management ensured smooth onboarding.
Tom F.
Co-founder (#1 US Real Estate Coach)
Second Talent played a key role in our tech expansion, quickly providing high-quality frontend talent that integrated seamlessly into our projects.
Their pre-vetted candidates, smooth onboarding process, and excellent support helped us build a strong, cost-effective team that drives our success.
Marco A.
Co-founder & CTO
Thanks to Second Talent, Open Campus quickly built a skilled tech team of 10 within two months, boosting productivity by 70% and accelerating our Web3 platform's development.
This success has strengthened our role in decentralized education and fueled our market expansion, highlighting our leadership in Web3 innovation.
Jonah L.
Head of Portfolio (raised US$100m)
Second Talent helped Beyond Cars (acquired by Carro) swiftly build a top-tier tech team in just a month, accelerating our platform's development and boosting productivity.
This success allowed us to expand into new markets, ultimately leading to our acquisition by a major automotive e-commerce company.
Garry Y.
Co-Founder (acquired by Carro)
Second Talent built our team of pre-vetted engineers who made our hiring decisions straightforward.
Once onboarded, our tech team saw a significant boost in productivity and development speed. Their excellent account management and responsive customer service also ensured smooth handling of all post-onboarding HR matters.
Jack N.
Director of IT (10,000+ employees)
Second Talent helped us rapidly scale by sourcing top-quality SDR talent from Indonesia.
Their pre-screened candidates fit perfectly, and their smooth onboarding and support built a strong, cost-effective team that helped to test and experiment sales with another market.
Leo W.
Co-founder (raised US$5m)
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