Hire senior engineers
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AI, ML, data, and full-stack engineers based in the Philippines. Working your time zone. Embedded full-time on rolling contracts.
- Works your exact hours
- English official language
- 20+ years tech delivery
Russel D.
Senior Full-Stack Engineer · 9 yrs
Built for UK & AU teams
Built for UK and Australian teams.
Engineers who work your day, speak your language, and stay for the long run.
Your working hours
UK or AU day shifts
UK daytime or AU daytime schedules, every day. Standups, sprints, real-time - not overlap, not handovers.
English speaking
Native level
Official language, taught from primary school, used in business by default. #2 in Asia, EF EPI.
Seniority
5+ years min
We don't place juniors. Every engineer has shipped production at scale, with senior interviews on your stack.
Retention
97% stay 2+ yrs
We're built to keep them, not churn them - so you're not re-hiring every six months.
Customer story · 90 sec
"They feel like part of our team."
Marcus Kilgour, CTO at Salmon Software, on hiring engineers via Cloud Employee - and why the model has worked.
Marcus Kilgour · CTO, Salmon SoftwareWatch · 90 secBuilt on the ground in three regions.
Financial district · Largest concentration
Second-largest tech ecosystem
Government-incentivised tech zone
How we keep your engineer
Compliantly employed.
Yours, for the long run.
The hidden cost of cheap Philippine outsourcing is the churn. We employ engineers compliantly, pay them well, train them, and support them - so they stay with you for years, not months.
Employer of Record in the Philippines
We're the legal employer. Local contracts, tax, SSS, PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG, 13th month pay - handled.
L&D budget for every placed engineer
Conferences, certifications, courses. We invest in them because you do.
Health insurance + wellbeing
Above-market HMO coverage. Mental health support. Annual leave that matches your team.
24/7 office access in each region
For engineers who prefer to work from an office. Power, WiFi, security, coffee - covered.
Local team support
HR, payroll, and engineering managers on the ground. Not a hotline from another country.
What's included
You get the engineer. We handle everything else.
You - 3 things
Run your team. Ship your product.
The engineer works like any other member of your team. That's the only part you touch.
- Direct your engineer's work
- Bring them into standups and Slack
- Treat them like a full-time hire
No HR. No payroll. No local entity. No admin.
We - 8 things
Included in the feeThe full operational stack.
Employment, compliance, retention and risk - handled in their country, billed as one line.
- Source and vet the engineer (free if you don't hire)
- Employ them locally with full benefits and private healthcare
- Handle payroll, taxes and compliance in the Philippines
- Provide a US or UK-based account manager
- Replace them at no cost if it isn't working
- Support training, performance and retention long-term
- Liability insurance on every contract
- IP and data protection assigned to you
One monthly fee. No setup. No placement fees. 30 days notice on a rolling contract.
Where we are on the ground
Makati is our heart in the Philippines.
Our biggest region · MakatiOur largest team. Heavy in full-stack, backend, and fintech.
Makati is the financial and tech centre of the Philippines. Our largest concentration of engineers is here - full-stack, backend, .NET, fintech, and mobile specialisms run deep.
Also on the ground in
Cebu
Second-largest tech ecosystem · mobile and SaaS
Clark
Modern tech zone with government incentives
Did you know
English is one of the official languages of the Philippines - used in school, business, and government. Filipino engineers grow up consuming Western media, working with Western teams, and writing in English by default.
Sources: Philippine Constitution 1987 · EF English Proficiency Index 2025 · IBPAP industry data
Pricing calculator
What would a Philippines engineer cost?
Ranges based on actual placements. Final price confirmed after discovery call.
What role are you hiring for?
Pick one to start - you'll see matching engineers at the end.
- 300+ teams built
- 97% stay 2+ years
- Replace if it isn't working
Philippines · FAQ
Questions UK and Australian CTOs ask about hiring in the Philippines.
01Will they really work UK hours? Won't they burn out on night shift?
Our engineers are hired specifically for UK and Australian schedules and paid a premium for it. Shift patterns are built into their contracts, and we monitor workload and wellbeing so this is sustainable for years, not weeks.
02How good is their English really?
English is an official language of the Philippines and the default language of business and higher education. Every engineer is interviewed for written and spoken fluency before we ever put them in front of you.
03How does Cloud Employee handle Filipino employment law and compliance?
We are the legal Employer of Record. Local contracts, tax, SSS, PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG, and 13th month pay are all handled by our in-country team - you get a single monthly invoice.
04Aren't most Filipino developers junior or BPO-trained?
We don't place juniors or generalist BPO staff. Every engineer has 5+ years shipping production software at scale and passes a senior technical interview on your stack.
05Can I visit our engineers in the Philippines?
Yes. We have offices in Makati, Cebu, and Clark, and we regularly host clients on-site to meet their teams in person.
06What about typhoons, power outages, or infrastructure?
Our offices run on backup power and redundant fibre, and engineers can switch to office or co-working space at any time. Continuity is part of what you're paying for.
07What about IP protection and data privacy?
Your IP is yours. Contracts assign all work product to you, engineers sign NDAs, and every contract carries liability insurance plus IP and data protection.