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Hire Developers in Thailand

Release dates keep moving because hiring can't keep up. Developers in Thailand join your codebase, pick up backlog tickets with AI agents in the loop, and take pressure off your US engineers at 50-70% below US salaries.

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AdobeMixCare HealthLacosteManevaTom FerryYusen LogisticsNeopets

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to get matched

50-70 %

payroll savings

92 %

talent retention rate

100 K+

AI-native talent

200 +

teams building with us

Results from teams that hired with us

Faster hires, lower burn, more shipped.

Anketa

$200K

saved in hiring costs

24 d Avg time to hire 2 Engineers hired

A social polling platform that needed two senior engineers in place within weeks of launch.
Maneva

$27M

Series A raised

6 Specialists hired 27 d To fill AI brief

An industrial AI company that filled three briefs from one pipeline, then raised a $27M Series A.
Truckstop

8

engineers hired

22 d Avg to hire 3 Disciplines

The freight company behind the internet's first load board, adding capacity outside the US.
Tom Ferry

14

developers hired

60-70% Cost saved 5+ Role types

A global real-estate coaching company that built its first engineering function from zero.
Open Campus

70%

productivity boost

10 Engineers 2 mo To scale

A Web3 education platform that hired ten engineers to accelerate its product roadmap.
Beyond Cars

$1.5B

acquisition outcome

70% Growth 4 mo To scale

A machine-learning car marketplace that grew its Taiwan team and was acquired by Carro.
Chow Sang Sang

70%

labor cost saved

30% Revenue up 14 d To hire

A luxury jewelry retailer with 870 stores across Asia, staffing its e-commerce push.
Mixcare Health

70%

efficiency gain

5 Team members 2 Countries

A digital health platform that moved delivery to Vietnam and Malaysia without slowing down.
SatLayer

50%

productivity uplift

20% Team growth 40% Capability

A Bitcoin restaking platform that added frontend and design capacity as it scaled.
Lane Crawford Joyce

3

role types staffed

10 Engineers 2x Dev speed

A luxury retail group in Asia that stood up a Vietnam tech team in two months.
imBee

3 days

to first SDR hire

3 SDRs hired ID Hiring market

An omnichannel chat platform that built its lead generation team out of Indonesia.
WELL3

2 mo

hiring time saved

1 Lead engineer HK Hiring market

A blockchain wellness platform that hired the lead engineer anchoring its offshore team.

How to hire Developers 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 your stack, budget and time zone.

2

Meet your shortlist in 24 hours

6–8 pre-vetted Developers who ship with Claude Code, Cursor and AI agents. Interview the ones you like.

3

Ship from week one

We handle contracts, payroll, compliance and equipment, so your Developer ships in the first week.

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Agent-ready talent at $103K a year less.

Vetted on agentic workflows and matched to your stack before you see a résumé.

Kannika Prem, Dedicated Data Engineer Bangkok, Thailand
Vetted
PythonApache SparkdbtBigQuery +2

Kannika is a data engineer with expertise in building scalable analytics platforms. She has designed data pipelines for telco and financial services companies across Thailand.

Advanced English Full-time Ready

Kannika Prem

Dedicated Data Engineer · 7+ Years

Working remotely at a US E-commerce

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Anan Phongsri, Dedicated Unreal Engine Developer Bangkok, Thailand
Vetted
Unreal Engine 5C++BlueprintsReplication +2

Anan is an Unreal Engine 5 developer with strong gameplay and multiplayer programming experience. He has shipped action-RPG and survival titles for outsourced AAA pipelines from Bangkok.

Advanced English Full-time Ready

Anan Phongsri

Dedicated Unreal Engine Developer · 9+ Years

Working remotely at a US Healthtech

Hire Anan
Somchai Prasert, Dedicated Full-Stack Developer Bangkok, Thailand
Vetted
ReactNext.jsNode.jsTypeScript +2

Somchai is a full-stack developer with deep React and Node.js expertise. He has built consumer platforms and B2B tools for e-commerce and logistics companies across Thailand and Asia.

Advanced English Full-time Ready

Somchai Prasert

Dedicated Full-Stack Developer · 7+ Years

Working remotely at a US Fintech

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Kittipong Chai, Dedicated Backend Engineer Chiang Mai, Thailand
Vetted
GoJavaSpring BootMicroservices +2

Kittipong is a backend engineer with strong expertise in Go and Java. He has designed high-throughput payment systems and APIs for fintech companies serving millions of users across Asia.

Advanced English Full-time Ready

Kittipong Chai

Dedicated Backend Engineer · 9+ Years

Working remotely at a US Healthtech

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Nattaya Sripan, Dedicated AI Engineer Bangkok, Thailand
Vetted
PythonPyTorchLangChainOpenAI +2

Nattaya is a senior AI engineer specializing in NLP and large language models. She has built AI-powered products for fintech and healthcare companies across Southeast Asia.

Advanced English Full-time Ready

Nattaya Sripan

Dedicated AI Engineer · 6+ Years

Working remotely at a US SaaS

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Built for AI-first teams.

AI-native engineers, US-hour overlap and vetting you can check.

  • 50-70% lower cost

    From $23/hour, with payroll, compliance and equipment included.

  • Agent-native by default

    Ships with Claude Code, Cursor and AI agents from week one.

  • US-hour overlap

    4-6 hours of daily overlap with your team.

  • Top 1% vetting

    AI tooling tests, live technical interviews and background checks.

How Second Talent Works

Trusted by teams that ship fast

Founders and engineering leaders on hiring with Second Talent.

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

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

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 Thailand for US Startups

Whether your team works from San Francisco, Texas or New York, hire remote developers in Thailand through Second Talent, on a schedule that overlaps your working day.

Hiring from San Francisco

  • Bangkok is 14 hours ahead of San Francisco (15 hours in winter)
  • A 9am San Francisco standup is 11pm in Bangkok (midnight in winter)
  • 4–6 hours of daily overlap with Pacific working hours on a shifted schedule

Contracts sit under a Delaware MSA, with NDA and IP assignment on file from day one.

Hiring from Texas

  • Bangkok is 12 hours ahead of Texas (13 hours in winter)
  • A 9am Texas standup is 9pm in Bangkok (10pm in winter)
  • 4–6 hours of daily overlap with Central working hours on a shifted schedule

USD billing with monthly invoices, paid by Stripe or bank transfer.

Hiring from New York

  • Bangkok is 11 hours ahead of New York (12 hours in winter)
  • A 9am New York standup is 8pm in Bangkok (9pm in winter)
  • 4–6 hours of daily overlap with Eastern working hours on a shifted schedule

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

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Guide to Hiring Developers in Thailand

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

Thailand has the lightest employer cost in the region and the thinnest talent pipeline. Both facts should shape how you hire here.

70,000

Annual shortfall between digital talent needed and produced

21,000

AI professionals today, against a 100,000 target for 2030

402

EF English score, 116th of 123 countries

$3,000

Monthly starting point for a senior engineer through us

A real pipeline problem

Thailand needs an estimated 100,000 digital professionals a year and its institutions supply around 30,000, leaving a shortfall near 70,000. The AI gap is starker: about 21,000 professionals today against a national target of 100,000 by 2030, with 1.5 billion baht committed to closing it. Salaries are rising about 4.7 percent, and cloud, AI and security carry the steepest premiums.

English is the constraint, so plan around it

Thailand scored 402 in the 2025 EF English Proficiency Index, 116th of 123 countries and far below the 488 global average. This is the weakest English market we operate in. It does not rule Thailand out, but it does mean written-first collaboration, a bilingual lead, and screening the individual rather than trusting the market.

The cheapest statutory costs in the region

Employer social security is capped, so the total lands near THB 915 a month whatever the salary. That is about 1.83 percent at a THB 50,000 salary and 0.61 percent at THB 150,000, the lowest employer burden of any market here. The counterweight is severance: the ladder reaches 400 days of wages at 20 years of service, so plan exits properly.

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

Sources: Thai digital workforce and AI talent program figures, 2026; EF English Proficiency Index 2025; Social Security Office contribution ceilings.

Working Hours

48 hours/week max (8 hrs/day). Hazardous work: 42 hrs/week.

Overtime Pay

150% weekdays, 300% holidays. Rest day work: 200-300%.

Probation Period

Max 119 days. After 120 days, severance pay obligations begin.

Leave Entitlements in Thailand

Leave Type
Entitlement
Annual Leave
6 days after 1 year of continuous service. Most tech firms offer 10-15 days.
Sick Leave
30 days paid per year. Doctor certificate required after 3 consecutive days.
Maternity Leave
98 days (45 paid by employer, remainder by social security at 50%).
Paternity Leave
No statutory requirement. Government employees get 15 days.
Public Holidays
13-16 national holidays. Includes Songkran (3 days).

Notice Period

1 full pay cycle (typically 30 days). Immediate for serious misconduct.

Severance Pay

30 days (120 days-1 yr) up to 400 days (20+ yrs). Based on tenure.

Payroll & Tax in Thailand

Component
Details
Employer Contributions
Social Security 5% (capped at THB 750/mo).
Employee Contributions
Social Security 5% (capped at THB 750/mo).
Income Tax
Progressive 0%-35%. First THB 150,000 is tax-free.
Minimum Wage
THB 370/day (~$10.50) in Bangkok. Varies by province.
13th Month / Bonus
Not mandatory. Year-end bonus of 1-3 months is standard in tech.
Senior Developer Salary
$3,000-$5,500/mo

Second Talent handles all of this for you

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

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Pricing

Hire vetted engineers from $23 USD/hr*

Per full-time engineer, with vetting, employment, equipment, a dedicated partner and a replacement guarantee included. No upfront fees: you pay only when you hire.

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*Starting price for a full-time engineer, billed monthly. Final rate depends on role, seniority and location.

Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to common questions.

How much does it cost to hire developers in Thailand?
Our Thailand market rates put a full-stack developer at $19 to $32 an hour at junior level, $30 to $70 mid-level, $42 to $98 senior and $58 to $125 at staff level. Our rate card lists local software engineer salaries at ฿25K-฿200K+/mo. Full-time engineers through Second Talent start from $23 USD/hr (billed monthly), depending on role, seniority and location. See our Thailand cost guide.
Are your developers AI-native?
Yes. Every engineer passes a hands-on AI tooling check before their profile goes live, working in Claude Code, Cursor and Copilot. It sits alongside a timed technical assessment graded by two senior engineers and a 60-minute live peer interview, so the developers you meet ship with AI agents from week one without skipping the fundamentals.
Can I hire developers in Bangkok without a Thai entity?
Yes. Second Talent is the employer of record in Thailand, so we employ your developer locally, in Bangkok or elsewhere in the country, while you direct the work. You can search our talent directory or send a brief, the first profiles arrive within 24 hours, and there are no upfront fees: you pay when you hire. Our Thailand EOR page explains how it works.
Should I hire developers in Thailand or Vietnam?
On our market rates the two are close. A mid-level full-stack developer runs $30 to $70 an hour in Thailand and $28 to $68 in Vietnam, and senior rates are $42 to $98 against $40 to $95. Both countries are on UTC+7, so time zone overlap with your team is the same. Decide on the stack and seniority available, and compare candidates from both. See developers in Vietnam.
What time zone do developers in Thailand work in?
Thailand is on UTC+7, the same as Vietnam and an hour behind Singapore and Manila. While US daylight time lasts, 9:00 am in New York is 8:00 pm in Bangkok, and 9:00 am in San Francisco is 11:00 pm. Plan a later shift for the live hours you need with a US team, hand the rest over asynchronously, and fix the shift in the offer.
Can I hire full-stack, back-end or data engineers in Thailand?
Yes. We place full-stack, back-end, data, AI, iOS, .NET and API developers in Thailand. Our rate card puts data engineer salaries at ฿50K-฿280K+/mo, and our market rate for a mid-level data engineer there is $32 to $76 an hour.
Can I hire a web or WordPress developer in Thailand?
Yes. Our rate cards list web developer salaries in Thailand at ฿35K-฿220K+/mo and WordPress developer salaries at ฿25K-฿180K/mo, and mobile app developers at ฿35K-฿180K+/mo. Tell us the stack and working hours and the first profiles arrive within 24 hours. See the Thailand web developer rate card and the WordPress developer rate card.
Who handles payroll for a developer I hire in Thailand?
Second Talent does, for engineers you hire through us. As employer of record in Thailand we hold the employment contract and run payroll, so you do not need to set up local payroll yourself. Full-time engineers start from $23 USD/hr (billed monthly), covering vetting, employment, equipment, a dedicated partner and a replacement guarantee. See our Thailand EOR page for the details.
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