Hire Developers in Vietnam

Q: How much does a senior engineer in Vietnam cost?

Senior software engineers in Vietnam range from $2,500–$6,500/month through Second Talent. Mid-level: $2,000–$3,500/mo. Staff/lead: $5,500–$7,500/mo. Up to 75% lower than equivalent US salaries.

Q: Do I need a Vietnamese entity to hire there?

No. Second Talent's Employer of Record (EOR) service handles payroll, contracts, taxes, and Vietnamese labor compliance on your behalf. You don't need a local company.

Hire senior software engineers in Vietnam for $2,500–$6,500/mo. Save up to 75% vs US salaries. Pre-vetted Vietnamese talent in 24 hours.

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Thu Vo

Senior Mobile Game Developer

🇻🇳Da Nang, Vietnam

Thu is a Unity mobile game developer who has shipped LiveOps-driven titles with 10M+ downloads. She specializes in monetization, A/B testing, and analytics integration across iOS and Android.

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Hai Tran

Senior AI Engineer

🇻🇳Da Nang, Vietnam

Hai is an AI engineer focused on production ML and computer vision. He has trained and deployed models with sub-100ms inference at scale for logistics, e-commerce, and healthcare clients across APAC.

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Bao Tran

Senior SEO Engineer

🇻🇳Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

Bao is a technical SEO engineer who closes the gap between dev teams and search performance. He has implemented Edge SSR, hreflang, and structured data for international ecommerce sites.

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Linh Tran

Senior Move Smart Contract Engineer

🇻🇳Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

Linh is a Move smart contract engineer who has audited and shipped resource-oriented modules on Aptos. She has worked with crypto-native teams launching Move-based DeFi and gaming apps.

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Linh Hoang

Senior SEO Engineer

🇻🇳Hanoi, Vietnam

Linh is an SEO engineer who has shipped programmatic SEO at scale. She has built location and product page generators producing tens of thousands of indexed pages for marketplaces.

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Khanh Le

Senior Workflow Automation Engineer

🇻🇳Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

Khanh is a workflow automation engineer focused on event-driven systems. He has shipped Camunda and Temporal pipelines that orchestrate billing, KYC, and provisioning flows for fintech and SaaS teams.

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Hire Developers in Vietnam from the US, EU, and Australia

We work with engineering teams in the United States, Europe, the UK, and Australia who hire Developers in Vietnam every week. The model is the same across origins. Senior, pre-vetted talent. Time-zone overlap that fits your workday. 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 hiring Developers in Vietnam 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 Vietnam 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 Vietnam get the closest time-zone alignment of any offshore destination.

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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.

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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.

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Guide to Hiring Developers in Vietnam

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

Working Hours

48 hours/week (8 hrs/day, 6 days). Most tech companies do 40 hrs (Mon-Fri).

Overtime Pay

150% weekdays, 200% weekends, 300% public holidays. Max 40 hrs OT/month.

Probation Period

60 days max for skilled roles. Probation salary must be at least 85% of full salary.

Leave Entitlements in Vietnam

Leave Type

Entitlement

Annual Leave

12 days paid leave. +1 day for every 5 years of service.

Sick Leave

30 days/year (paid at 75% via social insurance). 40 days for hazardous roles.

Maternity Leave

6 months paid (social insurance fund). 2 pre-natal check-up days per month.

Paternity Leave

5 days paid for normal delivery. 7 days for C-section or premature birth.

Public Holidays

11 days (New Year, Tet 5 days, Reunification, Labor Day, National Day 2 days, Hung Kings)

Notice Period

Indefinite contracts: 45 days. Fixed-term: 30 days. Probation: 3 days.

Severance Pay

0.5 months salary per year of service (for employment over 12 months).

Payroll & Tax in Vietnam

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Details

Employer Contributions

21.5% of gross (social insurance 17.5%, health 3%, unemployment 1%).

Employee Contributions

10.5% of gross (social insurance 8%, health 1.5%, unemployment 1%).

Income Tax

Progressive 5%-35%. Tax residents: worldwide income. Non-residents: flat 20%.

Minimum Wage

Region I: VND 4,960,000/mo (~$198). Region IV: VND 3,450,000/mo (~$138).

13th Month / Bonus

Not mandatory but widely expected (Tet bonus). Most companies pay 1-2 months.

Senior Developer Salary

$2,500-$6,500/mo

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Frequently Asked Questions

How fast can I hire a developer in Vietnam through Second Talent?

Most clients receive a shortlist of pre-vetted Vietnamese engineers within 24–48 hours of their initial brief. You can interview the same week and onboard within 7–10 days.

How much does a senior engineer in Vietnam cost?

Senior software engineers in Vietnam range from $2,500–$6,500/month through Second Talent. Mid-level: $2,000–$3,500/mo. Staff/lead: $5,500–$7,500/mo. Up to 75% lower than equivalent US salaries.

Do I need a Vietnamese entity to hire there?

No. Second Talent's Employer of Record (EOR) service handles payroll, contracts, taxes, and Vietnamese labor compliance on your behalf. You don't need a local company.

What time zone do Vietnamese engineers work in?

Vietnam Standard Time is UTC+7. That is a 12-hour gap with US East Coast and 15 with US Pacific. Most engineers run a 9am–6pm ICT schedule and overlap with US East Coast in the early morning (8am–noon EST = 7pm–11pm ICT).

How does Second Talent vet Vietnamese engineers?

A four-stage process: portfolio and work-history review, role-specific technical screening, live English communication interview, and reference verification. Less than 5% of applicants pass.

What roles do Vietnamese engineers excel at?

Full-stack web (React, Next.js, Node.js, Laravel), mobile (Flutter, React Native, Swift, Kotlin), backend (Java, Python, Go), AI/ML (PyTorch, LangChain), and cloud/DevOps. Vietnam graduates over 50,000 IT students per year.

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