Elite Vietnamese Tech Talent.
Zero Entity Required.
We help you recruit, onboard, and legally pay top-tier English-speaking software engineers in Vietnam. Watertight US IP protection, full local compliance, and 60%+ cost savings.
No entity. No misclassification risk. Onboarded in ~10 business days.
Hire with a safety net.
No client logos to show off yet — just the commitments we put in writing on day one.
5-day shortlist
An interview-ready shortlist within five business days — or we keep sourcing free.
30-day replacement
If a hire isn't the right fit in the first 30 days, we re-source a replacement at no cost.
Back-to-back IP assignment
Every engineer assigns IP to AppTuring, which assigns it onward to your US entity.
100% Labor-Code compliant
Employment through licensed local entities — zero misclassification exposure.
Senior engineers who've built at
scale — ready on day one.
Not junior outsourcing you have to train. Our engineers come from Vietnam's top product companies, ship in fluent English on international teams, and are productive from the first sprint.
Proven on products used by millions
The engineers we source have built and scaled the products that defined the region — billion-dollar payment platforms, super-apps with tens of millions of users, and AI systems at national scale.
Hit the ground running
Senior, product-minded engineers who own outcomes — not tickets. Onboarded and shipping in ~10 business days, with no long ramp.
Built for international teams
Experienced working with US and global teams — real daily overlap, async-fluent, and at home in your tools and rituals from day one.
C1+ English, verified
Every engineer is screened for written and spoken fluency. Clear standups and docs, without the translation tax.
60%+ lower TCO
Fully-loaded — salary, statutory benefits, and management — for less than half a comparable US engineer. Model it →
Prior employers of engineers in our pool — where they shipped products at scale.
Model your Vietnam team cost in real time.
Compare a Vietnam team against a US team, or against running your own local entity. Every figure recalculates instantly.
6–8 yrs · owns systems, mentors, architects
68% lower than an equivalent US team — that's $30,534 every month.
Indicative only. Final quote tailored to role, location & benefits. Statutory rate 23.5%, flat EOR fee $499/dev.
Pre-vetted engineers, ready this quarter.
A sample of our curated inventory — pedigree from Vietnam's top tech companies, audited for code, system design, and communication. Filter, open any dossier, or build a shortlist.
3,200+ applicants → live English → live coding → system-design panel → reference check → ~6% onboarded
Principal Backend Engineer
Backend · Principal · 13 yrs · VN-0329
Ho Chi Minh City · 4h overlap US-East
Ex-Companies
employment verifiedArchitected the payment orchestration handling $1.2B+ annual GMV at MoMo.
B.Eng. Computer Science — HCMUT
Senior AI / ML Engineer
AI / ML · Senior · 11 yrs · VN-0488
Ho Chi Minh City · 4h overlap US-East
Ex-Companies
employment verifiedEngineered an on-device computer-vision pipeline for VinSmart IoT — 42% lower inference latency.
M.S. Computer Science — VNU-HCMUS
Lead DevOps / Cloud Architect
DevOps / Cloud · Lead · 14 yrs · VN-0392
Ho Chi Minh City · 5h overlap US-East
Ex-Companies
employment verifiedCut cloud spend 38% while scaling a regional super-app platform to 5M+ DAU.
B.Eng. Software Engineering — RMIT Vietnam
Senior Full-Stack Engineer
Full-Stack · Senior · 10 yrs · VN-0417
Ho Chi Minh City · 4h overlap US-East
Ex-Companies
employment verifiedRebuilt checkout serving 8M+ orders/month, lifting conversion 12% at a top marketplace.
B.S. Computer Science — HCMUT
Senior Mobile Engineer
Mobile · Senior · 12 yrs · VN-0451
Hanoi · 3h overlap US-East
Ex-Companies
employment verifiedLed a React Native rewrite shipped to 20M+ downloads at 99.95% crash-free sessions.
B.Eng. Software Engineering — PTIT
Senior Frontend Engineer
Frontend · Senior · 8 yrs · VN-0503
Ho Chi Minh City · 4h overlap US-East
Ex-Companies
employment verifiedBuilt the design system powering 40+ product surfaces, cutting UI defects 35%.
B.S. Computer Science — VNU-HCMUS
Your IP is protected on both
sides of the Pacific.
The questions every CTO and GC asks — answered before you ask them. Watertight, enforceable, and audited.
An unbroken, back-to-back assignment. What your team builds is yours — enforceable in both US and Vietnamese jurisdictions, with no gaps for a contractor or vendor to claim ownership.
Back-to-back IP assignment
Every commit, design, and artifact is assigned engineer → AppTuring → your US entity. Drafted to align US civil law with the Vietnam Civil Code, so the chain of title never breaks.
Ironclad NDAs & trade secrets
Commercial and technical secret agreements executed under enforceable Vietnamese and US terms. Your roadmap, data, and know-how stay confidential — during and after engagement.
Zero misclassification exposure
Engineers are properly employed under 100% Vietnamese Labor Code compliance, with full statutory benefits and real contracts. No contractor gray zone. No back-tax surprise.
Statutory & payroll, handled
- ~23.5% employer contributions calculated & filed (social, health, unemployment, union)
- Personal income tax withheld and filed per employee
- 13th-month / Tet bonus built into payroll
- Leave, notice & severance per the Vietnam Labor Code
Data protection
- GDPR-aligned Data Processing Addendum on every engagement
- Aligned with Vietnam's PDPD (Decree 13/2023)
- Encrypted in transit; access granted on a need-to-know basis
- Current sub-processor list available on request
All of Vietnam. None of the guesswork.
Global EORs template the same page across 150 countries. We do one country, completely — the licensed employer on the ground, a pre-vetted engineering pool, and a flat $499/engineer that never turns into a percentage of salary.
Not a percentage of salary that grows as you pay more. Not a quote hidden behind a demo. One published number, all-in.
One country, done completely
We don't template Vietnam off a 150-country page. Local labor-law and IP counsel, in-country HR, contracts in Vietnamese and English.
The employer, not a broker
Your engineer is really employed by a licensed local entity we operate — full statutory benefits, no partner handoff, no contractor gray zone.
A shortlist in 5 business days
Access a pre-screened senior-engineer pool, not cold sourcing from zero. C1+ English — or we keep sourcing free.
Your code is legally yours
Back-to-back IP assignment (engineer → AppTuring → your US entity) drafted to hold under US and Vietnamese law, plus NDAs and a GDPR-aligned DPA.
A safety net, and a control panel
30-day replacement at no cost. You run standups and roadmaps directly; we handle payroll, tax, and compliance — visible in one dashboard.
How we compare
The honest version — competitors get credit where they genuinely deliver. We win on transparent pricing, single-country depth, and a pre-vetted pool.
| What a US CTO / GC cares about | AppTuring | Global EOR (Deel/Remote) | Your own VN entity | Staffing agency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat, published pricing | $499 / eng / mo | $599–699 + % | setup + overhead | fee + placement % |
| Price shown (no demo wall) | demo-gated | — | quote-based | |
| Licensed local employer (not a broker) | we are the entity | often partner network | (it's you) | you still employ |
| Vietnam labor-law depth | native specialist | 150-country template | you own the risk | recruiting-first |
| Time to first shortlist | 5 business days | you source | months | days |
| Time to legally hire | ~48h, no entity | days | 6–12 months | you handle it |
| Back-to-back IP assignment | drafted US⇄VN | IP-Guard-style | you draft it | not their job |
| Statutory + payroll handled | ~23.5% filed, PIT | you file it all | payroll only | |
| 30-day replacement guarantee | at no cost | varies | ||
| Management dashboard | included | build your own | rare |
From zero to shipping in
under two weeks.
No entity setup. No local red tape. Three steps between you and a production-ready engineering team.
Select or source vetted engineers
Pick from our curated pool or brief us on the exact role. We deliver an audited, interview-ready shortlist within five business days.
Sign one US B2B agreement
A single, familiar US contract — typically signed within 48 hours, with no Vietnamese legal entity, local bank account, or registration required. AppTuring is already established on the ground.
Manage your team directly
Run standups, reviews, and roadmaps exactly as you would in-house. AppTuring handles local payroll, benefits, taxes, and full compliance behind the scenes.
One dashboard for your whole Vietnam team.
Payroll, contracts, time off, and documents in a single workspace — so managing an offshore team feels like managing an in-house one.
- One consolidated monthly invoice — salary, statutory, and fees itemized
- Payslips, contracts, and compliance documents in one place
- Time-off requests and balances tracked to local entitlement
- Everything paid in local currency; you approve in one click
Illustrative preview of the client dashboard. Ask us for a live walkthrough on your discovery call.
Answers before you ask.
The questions US engineering and legal teams ask us most.
An EOR is a company that legally employs workers on your behalf in a country where you have no entity. AppTuring hires the engineers in Vietnam through our licensed local entities, runs their payroll, taxes, and benefits, and handles full local compliance — while you direct their day-to-day work.