Second Talent Information

Second Talent is a trusted talent platform that connects startups and enterprises with AI-Native Tech Talents across nine Asian markets. Adobe, Crypto.com, Lululemon, Lacoste, L'Occitane, Animoca Brands and Yusen Logistics build with us, alongside 200+ other companies. Hiring remote engineers is a trust problem before it is a talent problem. Can they do the work? Will they stay? Are they legally employed? Second Talent answers all three. WE BUILT THIS FOR OURSELVES FIRST Our founders grew their own engineering team across Southeast Asia past 50 people. Clients kept asking how. That answer became this company in 2023. WHAT WE DO Find the person. Engineers matched to your stack, seniority and timezone. A shortlist of 6 to 8, usually within 24 hours. Employ the person. Full Employer of Record in all nine markets, so you hire without opening an entity. Contracts, payroll, tax, benefits and HR sit with us. So does the compliance risk. Staff the AI work. LLM, ML and agent specialists, plus managed annotation, RLHF and evaluation teams. WHO GETS THROUGH AI/Technical scoring, verified work history, English assessment, live interviews and reference checks. Only the top 1% are accepted. THE RISK SITS WITH US No upfront fees, you pay only when you hire. A 30-day replacement guarantee with unlimited replacements. Full IP assignment from day one. WHAT THAT ADDS UP TO 92% talent retention $103,000+ saved per hire 50 to 70% lower payroll cost than hiring locally 4.9/5 on G2 and Clutch, 4.7 on Trustpilot Client results → https://www.secondtalent.com/case-study/