How to Build an AI Development Team in Vietnam in 2026
Building AI Capability: Part 2
In Part 1 of this series, we examined what it takes to hire AI...
Finding Software, AI and data specialists with the right technical expertise is increasingly difficult in many local markets.
As a result, companies often look beyond borders, but traditional outsourcing can create new challenges, from limited ownership and unclear accountability to communication gaps and cultural friction.
FWH makes it simple and secure to establish a long-term technology team in Vietnam.
We connect you with experienced AI and technology specialists, ensure strong cultural alignment, handle employment and HR, and support both you and your employees throughout the entire collaboration.
Whether you need one developer, a complete technology team, or help establishing a subsidiary in Vietnam to support international growth, we have the solution for you. Our services give you access to top-level expertise, with flexibility and control at the core.
We find qualified technology experts for our clients, ensuring cultural alignment, handling administration, and providing ongoing follow-up for both you and your employees. Your FWH colleagues work remotely from our Vietnam hub, operating as a natural part of your in-house team.
Typical roles include: Software development (frontend, backend, full-stack), quality assurance and testing (QA/QC), DevOps and platform operations, system architects, AI/ML development and data specialists, mobile development (iOS/Android), product design (UI/UX), agile roles such as Scrum Master, data annotators and other AI support roles, and more.
Scale with a complete tech team built around your specific needs. We assemble cross-functional teams that work full-time for you and integrate seamlessly with your internal development department. Coordinated and managed according to your preferences. Ideal for growing companies needing structured, sustainable scaling.
For companies ready to expand internationally, we can help you establish your own entity in Vietnam.
Clients can set up a wholly owned subsidiary in Vietnam, without the need for local partners, a unique opportunity in the region.
Tech teams and subsidiaries can remain integrated within the FWH environment and be managed by our leadership if the client wishes to. Full support includes legal structure, strategic HR, local management, and cultural guidance.
Our employment model is designed for long-term partnerships, while recognising that business needs can change.
Our approach ensures stability and control while providing the flexibility to scale up or adjust as needed, making it easier to navigate changing market conditions. You can grow your team with confidence, while retaining the option to scale down when required.
Your colleagues in Vietnam act as a cost-effective extension and buffer to your existing workforce. The option for buyout is secured through a formal buyout agreement.
Finding the right developers is challenging, and relying on short-term external resources can be costly and slow growth. This is often where a partnership with Facilitated Work Hub begins.
We help you access the technical expertise your business needs, in a way that supports long-term stability.
It starts with a simple conversation:
What are your current technology challenges?
Which solutions have you already considered?
Share your vision:
Tell us about your company’s goals, values, and growth ambitions.
The more we know, the better we can tailor our approach to support your long-term success.
We want you to challenge us:
How can FWH become an exciting and long-term investment for your technology environment?

Start by describing the role you want to fill: technical skills, personal qualities, experience, and other qualifications.
We manage the entire recruitment process to meet your long-term talent needs and support continuous product development. Leveraging our local market knowledge and network, we identify candidates who match your requirements.
Top candidates are pre-screened. You’re welcome to join online interviews to assess fit and introduce your company directly, creating a strong foundation for long-term collaboration.
You make the final hiring decision and define responsibilities and compensation, just as you would with in-house employees. This gives you full ownership and control, and supports long-term retention.
✔ Employer and HR responsibilities:
When you hire technology experts through FWH, your only focus is onboarding them into their tasks and providing day-to-day guidance.
✔ Strategic HR partnership:
We provide comprehensive HR support, including legal employment procedures and contracts, regular follow-ups, performance and team development conversations, and wellbeing initiatives aligned with your company goals.
✔ Seamless integration:
Our Vietnam hub provides office facilities, equipment, and network infrastructure. You select any additional hardware or software licences, and we ensure full compatibility.
✔ Onboarding:
Our structured onboarding process gives your new team member a strong understanding of your company and helps them feel included from day one.
✔ Ongoing support and facilitation:
Our culture and collaboration consultant in Vietnam is available to support both you and your employees, helping prevent or resolve any workplace challenges.
✔ Aligned ways of working:
We maintain a flat organisational structure where employee input and ideas are not only valued but expected.
✔ Office community in Vietnam:
A strong professional environment where all employees work exclusively for their respective client. Enabling knowledge sharing, cultural alignment, and synergy.
A strong sense of belonging is essential for long-term success. Your new colleagues in Vietnam are treated as equal contributors to your company, not as external resources. You provide internal training and define responsibilities just as you would for new hires locally, ensuring full integration into your team and culture.
When your new team members communicate and collaborate directly with your in-house employees, a strong sense of community is formed. This allows everyone to share domain knowledge safely, brainstorm together, develop open dialogue, and build relationships, belonging, and trust, all of which are essential for effective teamwork and collaboration.
With a long-term perspective on the employment relationship, you gain valuable colleagues worth investing in. Over time, you can expect trusted sparring partners who contribute insight, initiative, and strategic value. On average, FWH work with each client for eight years, and technology experts stay with the same client for six years.
We provide more than remote recruitment, we help our clients succeed with long-term collaboration. Our cultural and HR advisors ensure technology experts understand your company culture, ways of working, and expectations.
We support you as the client and employer through regular dialogue, wellbeing check-ins, and development discussions to sustain and continuously grow the team. Our strategic HR guidance ensures collaboration works smoothly, both short- and long-term.
Building AI Capability: Part 2
In Part 1 of this series, we examined what it takes to hire AI...