Employer of Record · Vietnam

Elite Vietnamese Tech Talent. Zero Entity Required.

Recruit, onboard, and legally pay top-tier English-speaking software engineers in Vietnam. Watertight US IP protection, full local compliance, and 60%+ cost savings.

No entity. No misclassification risk. Onboarded in ~10 business days.

60%+Average cost savings
5 daysTo first vetted shortlist
C1+Verified English fluency
100%VN Labor Code compliant

Hire with a safety net.

No client logos to show off yet — just the commitments we put in writing on day one.

5-day shortlist

An interview-ready shortlist within five business days — or we keep sourcing free.

30-day replacement

If a hire isn't the right fit in the first 30 days, we re-source a replacement at no cost.

Back-to-back IP assignment

Every engineer assigns IP to AppTuring, which assigns it onward to your US entity.

100% Labor-Code compliant

Employment through licensed local entities — zero misclassification exposure.

Why Vietnam

The talent arbitrage the smartest CTOs already found.

A deep, English-fluent engineering workforce with a product mindset — at a fraction of Silicon Valley's fully-loaded cost.

530,000+

Professional software engineers, expanding ~10% a year — one of the fastest-growing STEM workforces in Southeast Asia.

C1+ English, verified

Every engineer is screened for written and spoken fluency. Async docs and live standups, without the translation tax.

Real daily overlap

Mornings in the US line up with evenings in Vietnam — a genuine handoff window plus follow-the-sun velocity on every sprint.

60%+ lower TCO

Fully-loaded — salary, statutory benefits, and management — for less than half a comparable US engineer's total cost.

Low attrition

Strong tenure and loyalty culture. Your team compounds context instead of churning it — the real cost most offshoring hides.

Live Calculator

Model your Vietnam team cost in real time.

Compare a Vietnam team against a US team, or against running your own local entity. Every figure recalculates instantly.

$3,500/mo gross

6–8 yrs · owns systems, mentors, architects

3 developers
120
Estimated annual savings
$366,408

68% lower than an equivalent US team — that's $30,534 every month.

Vietnam · AppTuring$14,466/mo
Equivalent US team$45,000/mo
Per developer · monthly
Developer gross salary$3,500
VN employer statutory23.5%$823
AppTuring EOR management fee$499
Total per developer$4,822
× 3 developers$14,466/mo

Indicative only. Final quote tailored to role, location & benefits. Statutory rate 23.5%, flat EOR fee $499/dev.

Developer Pool

Pre-vetted engineers, ready this quarter.

A sample of our curated inventory — pedigree from Vietnam's top tech companies, audited for code, system design, and communication. Filter, open any dossier, or build a shortlist.

3,200+ applicants → live English → live coding → system-design panel → reference check → ~6% onboarded

Shortlist in 5 days30-day replacementLicensed VN entities
6 engineers match
Vetted · Top 3%3-week notice
MT

Principal Backend Engineer

Backend · Principal · 13 yrs · VN-0329

Ho Chi Minh City · 4h overlap US-East

Ex-Companies

employment verified
MMoMoVVNG

Architected the payment orchestration handling $1.2B+ annual GMV at MoMo.

Coding96
Sys-Design95
C1 · IELTS 7.5
GogRPCPostgreSQL+2 more

B.Eng. Computer ScienceHCMUT

From $6,200 / mo
all-in EOR rate
View
Vetted · Top 2%Available now
PA

Senior AI / ML Engineer

AI / ML · Senior · 11 yrs · VN-0488

Ho Chi Minh City · 4h overlap US-East

Ex-Companies

employment verified
VVinAIVVNG

Engineered an on-device computer-vision pipeline for VinSmart IoT — 42% lower inference latency.

Coding98
Sys-Design93
C2 · Native-level
PythonPyTorchLangChain+2 more

M.S. Computer ScienceVNU-HCMUS

From $4,900 / mo
all-in EOR rate
View
Vetted · Top 4%2-week notice
NH

Lead DevOps / Cloud Architect

DevOps / Cloud · Lead · 14 yrs · VN-0392

Ho Chi Minh City · 5h overlap US-East

Ex-Companies

employment verified
FFPT SoftwareGGrab

Cut cloud spend 38% while scaling a regional super-app platform to 5M+ DAU.

Coding92
Sys-Design97
C1 · IELTS 8.0
KubernetesTerraformAWS+2 more

B.Eng. Software EngineeringRMIT Vietnam

From $6,600 / mo
all-in EOR rate
View
Vetted · Top 5%Available now
TL

Senior Full-Stack Engineer

Full-Stack · Senior · 10 yrs · VN-0417

Ho Chi Minh City · 4h overlap US-East

Ex-Companies

employment verified
TTikiSShopee

Rebuilt checkout serving 8M+ orders/month, lifting conversion 12% at a top marketplace.

Coding95
Sys-Design91
C1 · IELTS 7.5
Next.jsNode.jsPostgreSQL+2 more

B.S. Computer ScienceHCMUT

From $4,300 / mo
all-in EOR rate
View
Vetted · Top 6%Available now
DK

Senior Mobile Engineer

Mobile · Senior · 12 yrs · VN-0451

Hanoi · 3h overlap US-East

Ex-Companies

employment verified
GGrabMMoMo

Led a React Native rewrite shipped to 20M+ downloads at 99.95% crash-free sessions.

Coding93
Sys-Design90
C1 · IELTS 7.0
React NativeSwiftKotlin+1 more

B.Eng. Software EngineeringPTIT

From $4,400 / mo
all-in EOR rate
View
Vetted · Top 5%Available now
LV

Senior Frontend Engineer

Frontend · Senior · 8 yrs · VN-0503

Ho Chi Minh City · 4h overlap US-East

Ex-Companies

employment verified
VVNGFFPT Software

Built the design system powering 40+ product surfaces, cutting UI defects 35%.

Coding94
Sys-Design89
C1 · IELTS 7.5
ReactTypeScriptNext.js+2 more

B.S. Computer ScienceVNU-HCMUS

From $4,300 / mo
all-in EOR rate
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Compliance & IP

Your IP is protected on both sides of the Pacific.

The questions every CTO and GC asks — answered before you ask them. Watertight, enforceable, and audited.

Engineer
Creates the work
IP assigned
AppTuring EOR
Legal employer, VN
IP assigned
Your US Entity
Owns everything

An unbroken, back-to-back assignment. What your team builds is yours — enforceable in both US and Vietnamese jurisdictions, with no gaps for a contractor or vendor to claim ownership.

Back-to-back IP assignment

Every commit, design, and artifact is assigned engineer → AppTuring → your US entity. Drafted to align US civil law with the Vietnam Civil Code, so the chain of title never breaks.

Ironclad NDAs & trade secrets

Commercial and technical secret agreements executed under enforceable Vietnamese and US terms. Your roadmap, data, and know-how stay confidential — during and after engagement.

Zero misclassification exposure

Engineers are properly employed under 100% Vietnamese Labor Code compliance, with full statutory benefits and real contracts. No contractor gray zone. No back-tax surprise.

US ⇄ VN IP alignmentEnforceable NDAs100% Labor CodeGDPR-ready DPAs

Statutory & payroll, handled

  • ~23.5% employer contributions calculated & filed (social, health, unemployment, union)
  • Personal income tax withheld and filed per employee
  • 13th-month / Tet bonus built into payroll
  • Leave, notice & severance per the Vietnam Labor Code
Read the Vietnam hiring guide →

Data protection

  • GDPR-aligned Data Processing Addendum on every engagement
  • Aligned with Vietnam's PDPD (Decree 13/2023)
  • Encrypted in transit; access granted on a need-to-know basis
  • Current sub-processor list available on request
Read our DPA →
How it Works

From zero to shipping in under two weeks.

No entity setup. No local red tape. Three steps between you and a production-ready engineering team.

01
5-day turnaround

Select or source vetted engineers

Pick from our curated pool or brief us on the exact role. We deliver an audited, interview-ready shortlist within five business days.

02
Signed in ~48 hours

Sign one US B2B agreement

A single, familiar US contract — typically signed within 48 hours, with no Vietnamese legal entity, local bank account, or registration required. AppTuring is already established on the ground.

03
You lead the code

Manage your team directly

Run standups, reviews, and roadmaps exactly as you would in-house. AppTuring handles local payroll, benefits, taxes, and full compliance behind the scenes.

Your workspace

One dashboard for your whole Vietnam team.

Payroll, contracts, time off, and documents in a single workspace — so managing an offshore team feels like managing an in-house one.

app.appturing.com
Preview
March payroll · 4 engineers
$28,914
Approved
Salaries
$21,000
Statutory
$5,918
Fees
$1,996
MT
Principal Backend
Monthly · local currency
Paid
PA
Senior AI / ML
Monthly · local currency
Paid
TL
Senior Full-Stack
Monthly · local currency
Paid
LV
Senior Frontend
Monthly · local currency
Paid
  • One consolidated monthly invoice — salary, statutory, and fees itemized
  • Payslips, contracts, and compliance documents in one place
  • Time-off requests and balances tracked to local entitlement
  • Everything paid in local currency; you approve in one click

Illustrative preview of the client dashboard. Ask us for a live walkthrough on your discovery call.

FAQ

Answers before you ask.

The questions US engineering and legal teams ask us most.

An EOR is a company that legally employs workers on your behalf in a country where you have no entity. AppTuring hires the engineers in Vietnam through our licensed local entities, runs their payroll, taxes, and benefits, and handles full local compliance — while you direct their day-to-day work.