KL — Engine Room
US — Strategic Frontier
LON — Strategic Frontier
Global Scale · APAC · US · EMEA

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We help the world's most ambitious Tech Teams scale at speed

From high-growth AI and SaaS unicorns to global Fintech leaders and E-commerce powerhouses, we scale top-tier talent across every technical vertical.

Candidate Benchmarks by Role
Data ScienceAI / MLLLM OpsFwd. DeploySoftware Eng.Top5% only
Data Science95%
AI / ML100%
LLM Ops90%
Fwd. Deploy95%
Software Eng.85%
<30
Days to Place
Multi-stage technical process
Top 5%
Vetted Only
Live system design & depth review
95%
Software Bench
Retained candidate quality score
100%
Fintech Ready
Domain-tested, production-proven
Specialisation

Where the World’s Top 5% Meets the Future of Tech

We don’t just fill roles; we fuel breakthroughs.

By scouting the top 5% of engineering and leadership talent across the US, London, and APAC, we bridge the gap between elite visionaries and the world’s most disruptive companies.

From stealth-mode AI labs to hyper-growth SaaS and Fintech giants, we introduce the architects of tomorrow to the businesses defining it today.

Software Engineering

Back-end Development

Scaling robust server-side architectures for high-concurrency systems.

NodeJSGoRustPostgres
Software Engineering

Full Stack Development

End-to-end product delivery across modern web and mobile stacks.

ReactNext.jsTypeScript
Software Engineering

Front End Development

Crafting pixel-perfect, high-performance user interfaces.

ReactVueTailwindCSS
Software Engineering

Mobile Development

Building native and cross-platform mobile experiences for scale.

KotlinFlutterSwift
Software Engineering

Engineering Manager

Leading and scaling high-performing technical teams and culture.

LeadershipAgileMentorship
Market Insights

Intelligence from the front line

US Market ReportAI Tech Roles

The AI talent squeeze: 73% of US hiring managers cannot fill their AI roles

Demand for AI engineers in the US has grown 4× faster than supply since GPT-4's release. Median total comp for LLM infrastructure roles now sits at $285K in SF and $240K in NYC — yet roles stay open for an average of 94 days. The bottleneck is not budget. It is pipeline. Companies chasing the same 12,000 US-based LLM engineers with 3+ years of production experience are losing to global talent strategies. Roles in highest demand right now: AI Platform Engineer, ML Inference Specialist, RAG Systems Architect, and Prompt/Evaluation Engineer.

  • Median LLM Engineer comp: $285K (SF)
  • Avg. time-to-fill AI roles: 94 days
  • 4× demand growth vs supply since 2023
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KL Talent MarketSoftware Engineering

Kuala Lumpur's software engineering moment: why FAANG keeps coming back

Google, AWS, ByteDance, and Grab have all expanded engineering headcount in KL over the past 18 months — and it is not just cost arbitrage. Malaysia produces 70,000+ STEM graduates annually, boasts 98% English proficiency among engineers, and sits in GMT+8 — a clean overlap with both Singapore and Sydney. Median software engineering salaries in KL range from MYR 8,000–22,000/month for senior IC roles, a fraction of equivalent Singapore talent. The result: global companies are building real product teams here, not just support functions. Most in-demand stacks right now are Go, Kotlin, React, and Terraform.

  • 70,000+ STEM grads/year
  • Senior IC salaries: MYR 8K–22K/month
  • GMT+8 — ideal APAC timezone anchor
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Role SpotlightFuture of Engineering

Forward Deployment Engineers are the most important hire in AI — and nobody is training for it

The hardest part of the AI era is not building the model. It is deploying it inside a legacy enterprise. Forward Deployment Engineers (FDEs) are the bridge: equal parts software engineer, solutions architect, and change management consultant. Pioneered by Palantir and Anduril, the role is now spreading fast across AI-native companies selling into government, healthcare, and financial services. FDEs earn $350K–$500K+ total comp at leading AI companies. They need production coding ability, client-facing communication, and the emotional intelligence to navigate organisational politics — a combination that is extraordinarily rare. If you are an engineer who can also present to a C-suite, your market value just tripled.

  • Total comp: $350K–$500K+ at top AI cos
  • Role growth: 210% YoY across AI-native firms
  • Rarest profile: eng + consulting + EQ
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Kuala Lumpur · United States · London
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Typical Time-to-Hire
Under 30 days

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