Bonsay Tech

For Australian & NZ scale-ups · EU contract

Senior engineers in your time zone, at half the local cost.

AI/ML, DevOps, data and full-stack engineers from our Ho Chi Minh City centre, three to four hours behind Sydney. Shortlist in about five days, a working pod in two to four weeks, one contract with an EU company.

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Sydney · Melbourne · Brisbane · Auckland · invoices in AUD, USD or EUR

Australia & New Zealand

Sydney 9:00
Ho Chi Minh City 5:00–6:00
Shared hours (standard shifts)
5–6 hours a day
Perth
1 hour difference — full day overlap

Engineering trusted by teams at

  • Income
  • Askend
  • Wisercat
  • Focuusa
  • PragmatiqAI
  • DocLogix
  • Altimapa
  • Evonomix
  • Yozma

Australia & New Zealand · 2026

Why teams here call us

  • Senior AI, cloud and DevOps roles stay open for months

    The local market cannot produce them fast enough — and AI skills carry a premium.

  • Every local senior hire is ~A$220K a year loaded

    Salary, 12% super, payroll tax and a 15–20% recruiting fee — before the first commit.

  • The round has to turn into product, not payroll

    Series A–B money needs a bigger engineering team this quarter, not next year.

The numbers

Same capacity, different cost base.

Hiring locally

A$18,000+

per month for one local senior (loaded)

With Bonsay

≈ A$16,700

per month for a Growth Pod — three engineers for less than one local senior

Bonsay market research 2026; US$11,000 at ~1.52 AUD/USD

What we put in

Most requested by teams in Australia

Typical clients: AI-native start-ups · Fintech · SaaS scale-ups · Robotics · E-commerce.

  • AI / ML Pod

    1 senior AI engineer + 2 engineers for RAG, agents and MLOps. From US$12,000/month.

  • Growth Pod

    1 senior + 2 mid-level full-stack, back-end or mobile engineers. From US$11,000/month — less than one local senior.

  • Single senior engineer

    Full-stack, mobile, QA, data, DevOps, AI. From US$4,400/month, all-in.

Runway calculator

What your hiring plan costs — and what it could cost

Where would you hire locally?

$

~A$220K a year loaded

$

Used to translate savings into months

With Bonsay

12 months of engineering

Hiring in Sydney / Melbourne$864,000

With Bonsay$264,000

Per month today
$72,000
Per month with Bonsay
$22,000
Saved every month
$50,000
Team
2 pods · 6 engineers

Runway you keep

+2.4 months

$600,000 stays in the bank — or turns into more roadmap.

Plan this team on a call

Indicative. Defaults from our 2026 market research — replace them with your numbers.

Proof

Work we can show

  • Stabilisation

    Income · P2P lending platform

    Investor frontend back on a release cycle

    The investor-facing frontend had an inherited backlog and broken release cycles. Our senior React/TypeScript engineer joined the team and stayed four years.

    to clear the inherited backlog
    10 days
    faster page load
    ~18%
    of cooperation, variable workload
    4 years
  • Legacy replacement

    Public-sector financial institution · Estonia

    Loan and guarantee system replaced, all data migrated

    Senior Java, React and architecture engineers replaced an outdated loan and guarantee management system, including migration of all data from the old system.

    senior engineers over two years
    10
    launch with all data migrated
    On time
    several engineers joined the client's own team
    Kept
  • Customer service AI

    Service business · anonymised

    Every enquiry answered in under 5 seconds

    An agent reads every enquiry, collects the details, books the slot and sends a payment link. Staff approve exceptions.

    direct bookings
    +20%
    operations hires avoided
    2
    first reply
    <5 s
  • Working with Bonsay Tech was a game-changer for us. Their team delivered a high-quality software solution on time and within budget. Their attention to detail and commitment to our project's success were outstanding.
    Kimmo RytkönenFounder, Income marketplace
  • Bonsay Tech transformed our hiring process. Within weeks, we had access to great developers who seamlessly integrated into our team. Their professionalism and efficiency made a huge difference in meeting our hiring deadlines.
    Ilja LavrovFounder & CEO, Wisercat
  • Bonsay Technologies helped us develop an AI assistant tailored for teachers, enabling personalized learning support. Their deep understanding of AI and practical approach made the entire process smooth and impactful.
    Margo LoorFounder, Kaiq.ai

FAQ

Questions from Australia

Is the time difference a problem?

No — it's the reason Vietnam works for Australia. Sydney is three to four hours ahead, so your morning stand-up is in our early morning shift and you share five to six hours every day. Perth is only one hour apart.

How do we pay?

One monthly invoice from Bonsay Technologies OÜ, an EU company, in USD, AUD or EUR. No deposit, no recruitment fee.

Do engineers travel to Australia?

Delivery is fully remote from Ho Chi Minh City. Visits for kick-offs can be arranged.

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Let's plan your team for Australia.

Book 30 minutes. Tell us the roles and the hours that matter; leave with a role map, a price and a start date.

  • 3–5 vetted CVs per role in about five days
  • Shared hours planned per role
  • One EU contract, one monthly invoice
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You will talk to

Arseni Mazolevski

Partnership Manager · Ho Chi Minh City

One reply within a business day: questions, a fixed price, or an honest “not worth it”. No account managers in between.