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Hire Developers in Singapore

Hire dedicated developers from Singapore for $5,000–$9,000/mo. Asia-Pacific tech hub with native English and senior fintech, AI, and Web3 talent.

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2,250+ Dedicated Developers For Hire in Singapore

Aaron Tay, Lead Coding AI Trainer Singapore
Vetted
JavaPythonCode ReviewRubric Design +2

Aaron leads coding data programs across several languages. He sets grading rubrics, builds gold task sets, and reviews trainer output so code quality stays consistent at scale.

Native English Full-time Ready

Aaron Tay

Lead Coding AI Trainer · 11+ Years

Singapore

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Ravi Suresh, Dedicated Marketing Automation Engineer Singapore
Vetted
MarketoPardotSalesforceSnowflake +2

Ravi is a marketing automation engineer who connects CRMs, data warehouses, and product analytics. He has rebuilt attribution and lifecycle stacks for B2B SaaS companies post-Series B.

Native English Full-time Ready

Ravi Suresh

Dedicated Marketing Automation Engineer · 8+ Years

Singapore

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Lakshmi Menon, Dedicated Agentic AI Engineer Singapore
Vetted
LangGraphCrewAILangChainClaude API +2

Lakshmi designs agentic systems that plan, act, and self-correct. She has built research and ops agents for enterprise teams, owning the full loop from tool design to guardrails and tracing.

Native English Full-time Ready

Lakshmi Menon

Dedicated Agentic AI Engineer · 8+ Years

Singapore

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Mira Sharma, AI Evaluation Specialist Singapore
Vetted
EvalsLLM-as-JudgeGuardrailsLangSmith +2

Mira designs eval frameworks that catch quality regressions before users do. She has built LLM-as-judge graders, golden datasets, and guardrail layers for enterprise AI teams.

Native English Full-time Ready

Mira Sharma

AI Evaluation Specialist · 8+ Years

Singapore

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Daniel Lim, Dedicated ZK Cryptography Engineer Singapore
Vetted
RustHalo2Plonky2Circom +2

Daniel is a cryptography engineer specializing in zero-knowledge proof systems. He has contributed to ZK rollup tooling and built proof aggregation infra for Layer 2 networks.

Native English Full-time Ready

Daniel Lim

Dedicated ZK Cryptography Engineer · 7+ Years

Singapore

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Backed by results, not promises

Maneva

6

Specialists hired

Industrial AI Industry
Maneva
Truckstop

8

Engineers hired in Vietnam across five requisitions.

22 d Avg to hire 3 Disciplines
Truckstop
Tom Ferry

14

Developers hired across five role types in 18 months.

60-70% Cost saved 5+ Role types
Tom Ferry
Open Campus

70%

Jump in productivity after building the team.

10 Engineers 2 mo To scale
Open Campus
Beyond Cars

$1.5B

Exit via acquisition by a major automotive marketplace.

70% Growth 4 mo To scale
Beyond Cars
Chow Sang Sang

70%

Reduction in labor costs across store operations.

30% Revenue up 14 d To hire
Chow Sang Sang
Mixcare Health

70%

Increase in business efficiency after the build.

5 Team members 2 Countries
Mixcare Health
SatLayer

50%

Productivity boost after scaling the engineering team.

20% Team growth 40% Capability
SatLayer
Lane Crawford Joyce

3

Role types staffed for the group's technology team.

10 Engineers 2x Dev speed
Lane Crawford Joyce
imBee

3 days

To source and onboard their first sales hire.

3 SDRs hired ID Hiring market
imBee
WELL3

2 mo

Of hiring time saved on their lead engineer search.

1 Lead engineer HK Hiring market
WELL3

Why Second Talent?

  • 50-70% cost savings

    No office overhead, no traditional employee expenses.

  • AI-native talent

    Teams equipped with the latest AI tools.

  • Working U.S. hours

    4-6 hours of overlap to stay aligned.

  • Rigorous vetting

    Verified tests & interviews, and background checks.

How Second Talent Works

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

Hire Remote Developers in Singapore from anywhere

Wherever your team sits, you can hire remote Developers in Singapore through Second Talent. Most of our clients are in the United States, Europe, the UK, and Australia, and the model is the same across every origin. Dedicated, pre-vetted talent. Time-zone overlap that fits your workday. Compliant employment handled for you.

Hiring from United States

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

Most US clients hiring Developers in Singapore 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 hiring Developers in Singapore typically replace 3–4 senior open 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 hiring Developers in Singapore get the closest time-zone alignment of any offshore destination.

Hiring from somewhere else? Canada, the Middle East, Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan work exactly the same way. Contracts, payroll, social contributions and IP assignment are handled by Second Talent wherever your entity is registered, so the only thing that changes is your overlap window.

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Hiring 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 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 Developer ships real output within the first week.

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Guide to Hiring Developers in Singapore

Everything you need to know about employment laws, payroll, and compliance when hiring developers in Singapore.

Singapore is the most expensive market we operate in, and for a specific set of roles it is still the right one. The trick is knowing which roles those are.

146

Job openings for every 100 jobseekers in early 2026

78,800

Recorded job vacancies at the start of 2026

Official

English is an official and working language, so no EF rank

$5,000

Monthly starting point for a senior engineer through us

A tight market, by design

Roughly 78,800 vacancies were open in early 2026, about 146 openings for every 100 jobseekers. Global firms running regional headquarters compete directly with local startups for the same senior engineers, and the hardest roles to fill are AI and machine learning, cloud architecture, security, data engineering and platform work. Punggol Digital District, fully operational in 2026, adds around 28,000 more technology jobs to that competition.

Hire here for judgement, not volume

Local senior and lead salaries run past S$180,000 a year, and our own rates start around $5,000 a month, roughly double Vietnam or the Philippines. That premium buys regional context: people who have run teams across several Asian markets and can sit in front of a board. For build capacity at volume, hire the neighbours and put the lead in Singapore.

The compliance quirk that catches people out

CPF applies to citizens and permanent residents only. Employers must not contribute for Employment Pass holders, so your cost turns on the hire's status rather than their salary. A citizen at S$8,000 a month costs an employer about S$9,371; an EP holder at the same salary costs about S$8,011.

See what each role actually pays in the Singapore developer rate card.

Sources: Singapore labour market statistics, early 2026; published 2026 technology salary guides; CPF Board contribution rates.

Working Hours

44 hours/week max for employees earning under SGD 4,500/mo.

Overtime Pay

150% for non-workmen earning under SGD 2,600/mo. No statutory OT for higher earners.

Probation Period

Typically 3-6 months. Not mandated by law but standard practice.

Leave Entitlements in Singapore

Leave Type
Entitlement
Annual Leave
7 days (1st year) to 14 days (8+ years). Pro-rated for part-time.
Sick Leave
14 days outpatient + 60 days hospitalization (after 6 months service).
Maternity Leave
16 weeks paid (government-funded for 3rd+ child).
Paternity Leave
2 weeks paid (government-funded).
Public Holidays
11 gazetted holidays. Extra day off if holiday falls on Sunday.

Notice Period

Per contract (typically 1-3 months). Default: 1 day to 4 weeks.

Severance Pay

No statutory severance. Retrenchment benefit: 2 weeks-1 month per year (common).

Payroll & Tax in Singapore

Component
Details
Employer Contributions
CPF up to 17% (age-dependent). Skills Development Levy 0.25%.
Employee Contributions
CPF up to 20% (age-dependent, capped at SGD 6,800/mo).
Income Tax
Progressive 0%-24%. No capital gains tax. First SGD 20,000 at 0-2%.
Minimum Wage
No general minimum wage. Progressive Wage Model for specific sectors.
13th Month / Bonus
Not mandatory. Annual bonus (AWS) is common, typically 1-2 months.
Senior Developer Salary
$5,000-$9,000/mo

Second Talent handles all of this for you

Payroll, taxes, social contributions, leave tracking, contracts, and compliance in Singapore. You focus on building your product.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How fast can I hire a Singaporean developer?
Matched profiles within 24–48 hours, hire within a week.
How much does it cost?
Senior engineers in Singapore range from $5,000–$9,000/month — the highest in Southeast Asia, and still 50–65% lower than US senior rates.
Why is Singapore more expensive than other Southeast Asian markets?
Singapore has the deepest fintech, AI, and Web3 ecosystem in Asia-Pacific, plus the highest cost of living in Southeast Asia. You pay a premium for an engineer with native English, deep enterprise experience, and exposure to global-scale systems.
Do I need a Singapore entity?
No. Our Employer of Record service handles all local compliance.
What roles excel in Singapore?
Fintech and payments, AI/ML, Web3 and blockchain, deep tech, and enterprise architecture. Singapore is home to GIC, DBS, Sea Group, Grab HQ, Razer, and a growing cluster of AI startups.
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