Hire locally without opening an entity first.
Bring Vietnamese employees onto your team through AppTuring’s local employment arrangement while you focus on building the product.
Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi · UTC+7
Hire in Vietnam. Keep your team focused on the product.
Use an Employer of Record (EOR) in Vietnam to employ local IT professionals without setting up a Vietnamese entity first.
Your team leads the day-to-day work. AppTuring handles the local employment relationship and payroll, with costs and responsibilities explained up front. Our IT staff are based in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi; the Sydney representative office handles sales only.
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Value beyond recruitment
A clearer way to build in Vietnam.
The value is a local hiring setup your product team can use, with the employment, cost and ownership details made visible.
Your team stays in the driver’s seat.
You interview and choose the engineer, set priorities, assign work, review output and control access to your systems.
See what makes up the monthly cost.
Salary, employer payroll charges and AppTuring’s fee are shown separately. An estimated employee net-pay breakdown is also provided, but it is not an extra invoice cost.
Give finance and legal a setup they can review.
Employment terms, confidentiality and written IP assignment help explain the relationship for internal review and diligence.
The employment structure and documents should be reviewed for each engagement. This is not a guarantee of a particular compliance or investor outcome.
Vietnam IT hiring
Find the role your roadmap needs.
We can discuss hiring needs across core software and product engineering disciplines. Specific candidate profiles, background details and availability are shared only after they have been verified for your role.
Discuss a role ↗Backend
APIs, distributed services, data-intensive systems and application architecture.
Platform & infrastructure
Cloud platforms, developer tooling, reliability and production operations.
Web & mobile
Frontend, iOS and Android roles for customer-facing products.
Data & machine learning
Data engineering, applied machine learning and model-enabled products.
Security
Product security, application security and security engineering roles.
QA & test automation
Quality engineering and test automation for software delivery teams.
A clear path to your first hire
From interview to day one.
You choose the engineer and lead the work. AppTuring coordinates the local employment steps and keeps you informed along the way.
Agree on the role
Confirm role, compensation, intended start date, reporting line and any agreed benefits.
Interview and choose
Meet the engineers, evaluate fit and select the person who should join your team.
Prepare employment
AppTuring coordinates the employment agreement and onboarding information with the engineer.
Start working together
You set priorities and provide work access. AppTuring supports the local employment and payroll process.
Timing: We confirm a realistic start date for each hire after reviewing the role, documents and payroll schedule. The timeline can vary; no fixed start-time guarantee is made here.
Illustrative 2026 payroll estimate
Know what goes into the invoice.
Salary is passed through at cost. Employer-side contributions are estimated using 2026 Vietnam rates and contribution caps. VAT is shown separately as an adjustable estimate.
$499
Per engineer · per month
No setup fee. This calculator estimates the monthly invoice AppTuring would send to the customer for an assumed Vietnamese employee in Region I, using 2026 rules. Actual payroll depends on the contractual contribution base, eligibility, residency and other circumstances.
Estimated monthly invoice from AppTuring
Illustrative invoice to the customer for one Vietnamese employee in Region I. Edit gross salary, exchange rate and the illustrative VAT rate.
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Reference FX input: ₫25,631/USD (2 Nov 2026); editable for illustration. Billing exchange rate may differ.
Gross salary passed through$3,500
Employee SI + HI + UI withholding · estimated 10.5%, subject to caps—
Employee PIT withholding · 2026 resident schedule, 0 dependents—
Estimated employee net pay—
Employer social + health insurance · 20.5%, capped at ₫50.6m base—
Employer unemployment insurance · 1%, capped at ₫106.2m base—
Employer trade-union fee · estimated 2%, capped at insured base—
Total employer payroll charges · 23.5% of applicable contribution bases—
Effective employer charges as share of gross salary—
AppTuring service fee$499
Illustrative VAT on modeled invoice subtotal—
Estimated invoice from AppTuring to customer—
Estimated only — not a quote or tax advice. Assumptions: Vietnamese tax resident, zero dependents, Region I employee, full month of salary and 2026 rules. Employee SI/HI (9.5%) and UI (1%) are modeled as deductions from gross salary, each subject to its applicable contribution base/cap; estimated PIT then uses the 2026 five-bracket resident schedule after modeled employee insurance and the ₫15.5m monthly personal deduction. Actual PIT depends on residency, taxable benefits, deductions, annualization and individual circumstances. These employee deductions reduce take-home pay; they are not additional employer invoice costs. Employer payroll charges are 23.5% of their applicable bases in this illustration: employer SI/HI 20.5%, employer UI 1%, and employer trade-union fee 2%. Effective rates against gross salary may be lower when contribution caps apply. The VAT line assumes, for illustration only, that salary, employer costs and the service fee are all in the taxable invoice base. Actual VAT rate and taxable base depend on AppTuring’s service classification, contract and invoice structure; the applicable treatment must be confirmed before quoting. The temporary 8% reduced VAT applies only to eligible supplies through 31 Dec 2026. Corporate income tax is calculated on AppTuring’s taxable profit and is not a separate per-employee invoice line. 2026 resident PIT rates and deductions are modeled from the current rules; please verify the employee’s status and payroll treatment before relying on the result. Sources: 2026 personal deduction · 2026 resident PIT schedule · 2026 SI/HI contribution cap · 2026 regional minimum wage decree · Trade union funding basis · 2026 VAT reduction period.
Responsibilities at a glance
One team, clear ownership.
A practical summary of the working model. The signed agreements define the exact responsibilities for each engagement.
| Area | AppTuring | Your team |
|---|---|---|
| Hiring decision | Sourcing and vetting; shares profiles for review. | Interviews, evaluates and chooses. |
| Employment | Employs the engineer through its Vietnamese company under the agreed local employment arrangement. | Reviews the proposed terms and IP assignment. |
| Pay and local administration | Processes salary and agreed employer costs; provides an itemized invoice. | Pays the invoice under the agreed terms. |
| Day-to-day work | Supports formal employment matters. | Sets priorities, assigns tasks and reviews work. |
| System access | No access by default. | Grants and revokes accounts and permissions. |
| Code and IP | Coordinates written IP assignment through the agreed contractual chain. | Receives ownership as set out in the signed agreements. |
| Leave and transition | Coordinates employment administration under applicable terms. | Plans coverage, gives notice and runs knowledge transfer. |
Questions decision-makers ask
The details, in plain English.
If your situation is specific, we will review the role and terms with you before the start date.
Who manages the engineer’s day-to-day work?
Your team sets priorities, assigns tasks and reviews the work. AppTuring handles the local employment relationship and formal employment matters, as set out in the applicable agreements.
What does the $499 monthly fee include?
The current published fee is $499 per engineer per month. Salary is passed through at cost, and local employer costs are itemized separately. We will confirm the full scope, any applicable additional items and payment terms in writing before engagement.
How quickly can an engineer start?
We confirm a proposed date after reviewing the selected candidate, required information and payroll timing. The timing can vary, so we do not publish a guaranteed number of days here.
Who provides devices and system access?
System accounts and access are granted and revoked by your team. Device arrangements are agreed case by case and documented for the engagement.
Who owns the code?
The current service terms state that IP is assigned in writing from the engineer to AppTuring and from AppTuring to your company. The assignment documents are reviewed before the start date.
What if the hire is not the right fit?
Within the first 30 days, AppTuring will find a replacement and will not charge for that search, as described in the current terms. The agreement governs the details.
Can we hire the engineer directly later?
If you hire the engineer onto your own company within 12 months, a placement fee applies. The amount is stated in the agreement signed before the first interview.
How are leave, Tet and employment changes handled?
Employment entitlements and formal processes follow the applicable employment terms and requirements. The customer approves leave and plans work coverage with the engineer; AppTuring coordinates employment administration.
Ho Chi Minh City · Hanoi · UTC+7
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Your enquiry is sent to business@appturing.com.