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Jun Liu

Jun Liu

Senior API Engineer

🇨🇳Shenzhen, China

Jun is a backend engineer focused on API design, queue workers, and database performance. He has scaled high-throughput services for marketplaces and payment platforms.

Java Go Spring Boot Microservices Kafka +1

Exp

10+ Years

English

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Full-time

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Joseph Manalo

Joseph Manalo

Senior API Engineer

🇵🇭Cebu, Philippines

Joseph builds backend systems with sharp domain modeling and clean architecture. He has shipped trading, billing, and identity services for regulated industries.

PHP Laravel Symfony MySQL Redis +1

Exp

8+ Years

English

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Marcus Wong

Marcus Wong

Senior API Engineer

🇭🇰Hong Kong

Marcus is a senior backend engineer with deep distributed-systems experience. He has built APIs and microservices for SaaS and fintech clients handling millions of requests per day.

Java Go Spring Boot Microservices Kafka +1

Exp

10+ Years

English

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Rizal Ahmad

Rizal Ahmad

Senior API Engineer

🇲🇾Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Rizal builds backend systems with sharp domain modeling and clean architecture. He has shipped trading, billing, and identity services for regulated industries.

Java Spring Boot Microservices MySQL Kafka +1

Exp

9+ Years

English

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Trang Vo

Trang Vo

Senior API Engineer

🇻🇳Hanoi, Vietnam

Trang ships production backends end-to-end with strong reliability and observability instincts. She has led rewrites from monoliths to event-driven services.

Python Django FastAPI PostgreSQL Celery +1

Exp

7+ Years

English

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Mai Le

Mai Le

Senior API Engineer

🇻🇳Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

Mai is a senior backend engineer with broad polyglot experience across Go, Java, and Node.js. She has led platform migrations and built internal developer platforms for fast-growing teams.

Java Spring Boot Microservices MySQL Kafka +1

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8+ Years

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Why Second Talent?

Built for AI-era teams. Engineers who build, not just candidates who apply.

01

AI-native engineers

Engineers who ship with Claude Code, Cursor and modern AI toolchains. They build LLM features and deploy AI tools into production.

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Strict vetting

Every engineer goes through coding tests, peer interviews, and role checks. We test for AI tools and the stack you use.

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Built for your timezone

4-8 hours of daily overlap keeps your team aligned. No 3am standups, no lag. Asia's top engineers on your schedule.

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Onboard in days

We source, match, and deploy engineers from Vietnam, Philippines and beyond, so you start building immediately.

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Animoca Brands
Web3 · Education

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10 Engineers 2 mo To scale

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Automotive

$1.5B

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70% Team growth 4 mo To scale

Carro (Beyond Cars)

Garry Y., Co-Founder

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Retail · 870 stores

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30% Revenue up 14 d To hire

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Built for global teams

Hire API Developers from the US, EU, and Australia

We work with engineering teams in the United States, Europe, the UK, and Australia who hire pre-vetted senior engineers in Asia every week. Senior talent, time-zone overlap, and compliant employment, handled by Second Talent.

Hiring from United States

  • 4–6 hours of overlap with US Eastern, 6–8 with Pacific
  • Delaware MSA, NDA and IP assignment on file
  • USD billing, monthly invoices, Stripe or bank transfer

Most US clients start with one engineer and scale to a 3–5 person team within the first quarter.

Hiring from Europe & the UK

  • 6–8 hours of daily overlap with CET and UK working hours
  • GDPR aligned, EU standard contractual clauses available
  • EUR or GBP billing supported, SEPA / Wise / bank transfer

European teams typically replace 3–4 open senior roles with one Second Talent engagement.

Hiring from Australia

  • 6–8 hours of daily overlap with Sydney and Melbourne working hours
  • AU-aligned contracts, ABN-friendly invoicing
  • AUD or USD billing, monthly cycle

Australian teams get the closest time-zone alignment of any offshore destination.

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How Second Talent Works

Hiring API Developers is Easy with Second Talent

Hire in 3 steps, not 3 months.

1

Tell Us What You Are Building

Share what to ship, automate, or scale. Plus stack, budget, and timezone overlap.

2

Meet Top Picks in 24 Hours

6–8 pre-vetted API Developers fluent in Claude Code and modern AI stacks. Interview the ones you like.

3

Ship From Day One

We handle contracts, payroll, and equipment. Your API Developer ships real output within the first week.

What our clients say

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.

Jonah L.

Head of Portfolio (raised US$100m)

Animoca Brands

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.

Garry Y.

Co-Founder (acquired by Carro)

Carro

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.

Tom F.

Co-founder (#1 US Real Estate Coach)

Tom Ferry

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.

Marco A.

Co-founder & CTO

Finno

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.

Jack N.

Director of IT (10,000+ employees)

Lane Crawford

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.

Leo W.

Co-founder (raised US$5m)

imbee

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A Complete Guide to Hiring Api Talent

Contents (4 sections)

TL;DR: Hire senior API developers in Southeast Asia for $2,700–$6,500/mo. Save up to 75% vs US salaries. Pre-vetted REST, GraphQL, gRPC, and OpenAPI talent in 24 hours.

Why Companies Are Hiring API Developers Remotely

Public APIs are the foundation of every developer-facing platform — Stripe, Twilio, Plaid, OpenAI. Senior US API developers average $130,000–$165,000 per year. Southeast Asian API talent delivers the same depth at $2,700–$6,500 per month.

Factor Hiring Locally (US) Hiring via Second Talent
Time to hire 6–10 weeks 24 hours
Average monthly cost $10,800–$13,750 $2,700–$6,500

API Developer Skills in 2026

REST and GraphQL design, OpenAPI/Swagger, authentication patterns (OAuth2, API keys, JWT), rate limiting, idempotency, webhook delivery, and developer experience (clean error responses, predictable patterns, generated SDKs).

How Second Talent Vets API Developers

Technical assessment building a real API endpoint, system design interview, English check, and portfolio review. Top 1% only.

Hiring Process

Tell us your API style and scale. Profiles in 24 hours. Contracts and compliance via our Employer of Record service. Book a free consultation.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does an API developer do?
An API developer designs and builds the application programming interfaces that other software uses to interact with your system — REST endpoints, GraphQL schemas, gRPC services, webhooks, SDKs, and the documentation around them.
How fast can I hire one?
Pre-vetted profiles within 24 hours.
How much does it cost?
Senior API developers range from $2,700–$6,500/month.
What stacks do they use?
NodeJS (NestJS, Express), Python (FastAPI, Django REST), Go, Java (Spring), and any modern API gateway like Kong, Tyk, or AWS API Gateway.
Can they build SDKs and developer documentation?
Yes. Senior API developers in our network are expected to ship OpenAPI specs, generated SDKs (TypeScript, Python, Go), and developer-facing docs via tools like Mintlify or Stoplight.

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