Add pre-vetted engineers, designers, and operators from Asia to your US team: 4 to 6 hours of daily overlap with your workday, one monthly rate in USD from $2,999, and compliant employment handled for you in 9 markets. Only the top 1% accepted.
Our platform sources, vets, contracts, and runs EOR payroll across 9 markets, so a US team can add an engineer in Asia without opening a local entity. You stay focused on hiring decisions. Our team runs the system on your behalf. No tools to learn, no logins to manage.
Senior Full-Stack · Remote · 8+ yrs
Maria R. 🇵🇭
Sr. Full-Stack · React + Node
94% match
+5h US
Thanh N. 🇻🇳
Sr. Backend · Go + Postgres
91% match
+4h US
Adi S. 🇮🇩
Sr. AI · LLM + RAG
89% match
+3h US
Avg match
91%
Time to shortlist
22 hrs
Replacement
Free
Open matches, applications, interviews, contracts and on-time USD payouts. Every step lives in a single dashboard built for engineers.
Senior Full-Stack · Remote · USD
Northstar Health 🇺🇸
Sr. Full-Stack · React + Node
$5,200/mo
+6h ET
Atlas Commerce 🇬🇧
Sr. Full-Stack · Next.js + GQL
$4,900/mo
+5h GMT
Lumi Protocol 🇸🇬
AI Eng · LangChain + Python
$5,800/mo
Same TZ
Profile score
94/100
YTD earnings
$24K
Open matches
3
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Five vetting stages. No shortcuts. No auto-screens. Every engineer in our pool has been interviewed live by a senior engineer.
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Earn competitive USD rates from US, EU, and Asian clients. Senior engineers regularly clear $4–6K/mo. Lead engineers $6K+. No agency margin clipping your salary.
Build with funded startups and global brands. Adobe, Crypto.com, Lululemon, L'Occitane, and 200+ others. Real product work, not staffing-firm filler.
Work from anywhere in your country. We match you with clients whose timezone overlaps your peak hours. No commute, no return-to-office.
Long-term placements (6–24 months avg). Get matched with bigger roles as you ship. We invest in your growth, not just your billable hours.
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Slack channels, peer reviews, monthly meetups, and a senior engineer mentor on every placement. You will not be a freelancer alone in a Discord. You will be on a team.
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Resume, portfolio or GitHub, and a 2-line note on what you build best. Takes 5 minutes.
Role-specific technical assessment, then a 60-minute live interview with one of our senior engineers.
Background and references verified. You are matched with the next role that fits your stack, level, and timezone.
Feedback from teams who hired through us.
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.
Head of Portfolio (raised US$100m)
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.
Co-Founder (acquired by 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.
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Co-founder (#1 US Real Estate Coach)
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.
Co-founder & CTO
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.
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Director of IT (10,000+ employees)
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.
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Co-founder (raised US$5m)
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