Specialist consultants, none with fewer than seven years in technology recruitment

The engineers you want aren't looking. We already know them.

Specialist technology recruitment in Bangkok. We place senior AI, software, cloud, security, data and infrastructure talent across Thailand and Southeast Asia.

Placed talent into teams at
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Thailand IT Talent Report

Where tech hiring in Thailand is actually heading, and what it means for the roles you need to fill. Built from the market we recruit in every day, not survey guesses.

Why Thailand has shifted to an employer-driven market
The $7B hyperscaler investment and the talent gap behind it
How AI is rewriting the software engineering role
Engagement models

Two ways to run a search

Retained is how we recommend working. How the models compare, and why, is on the employers page.

Recommended

Retained Search

Reserved consultant capacity, the full market mapped, fees staged across the search. The way this work is meant to be done.

How retained search works
No commitment

Contingent Recruitment

No fee until the hire signs. No upfront commitment of any kind.

How contingent recruitment works

When it's capacity you need, not a search. Hiring across months is a different problem from filling one seat, so embedded is a different model.

Sustained hiring

Embedded Recruitment

Dedicated recruitment capacity inside your business when you are hiring across months, not filling one seat.

How embedded recruitment works
Embedded recruitment, delivered

58 hires in five months, from one embedded recruiter

A new virtual bank in Thailand needed to build its technology organisation from zero. We embedded a single recruiter inside their team and delivered 58 hires in five months, against an initial remit of 30 in three.

How embedded recruitment works
58
Tech hires delivered
5 months
Time to deliver
1
Embedded recruiter, vs a target of 30 hires
Testimonials

Our consultants, in other people's words

Three clients and one placed candidate, in their own words.

James and his team have helped me hire several people in the past, and most recently a senior developer. He and his team have a good nose for talent and people with the right culture fit. Their processes and follow up are also well structured and thorough. Always a pleasure to work with James!

Hiring client
Founder & CEO
Fintech Startup
On working with
Founder & Managing Director

During a critical growth phase, our company needed to build a team of experienced NodeJS and React software engineers. We partnered with Dan and his team, and the results were excellent. They helped us successfully hire 6-8 mid to senior-level engineers who matched our technical and cultural requirements perfectly.

Hiring client
Director of Technology
Bangkok software company
On working with
Client Partner

Dyon is the most passionate tech recruiter I've ever worked with. He is without a doubt a recruitment prodigy of this era.

Hiring client
Founder and CEO
SEA technology business
On working with
Senior Consultant

Pond stands out for his perfect balance of professionalism and personal touch. He is incredibly fast, responsive, and deeply understands the technical landscape. What I appreciated most was how he went beyond just 'filling a role', he genuinely cared about the right fit for both parties.

Placed candidate
Senior Product Specialist
Technology and innovation firm
On working with
Senior Consultant

More where these came from: 130+ verified LinkedIn recommendations across all four consultants, on the team page

James Hine

Founder & Managing Director
Leadership & IT Sales

Twenty years in tech recruitment. Started in the UK, moved to Bangkok in 2016, and has worked the Thai and SEA market ever since.

Focuses on leadership hiring, CTO, CIO and CISO, plus tech sales appointments for some of the largest tech firms operating here and globally.

Connect with James on LinkedInjames@trueblue.co.th

James is a rare find in Thailand, with his wealth of domain knowledge, connections and exemplary determination for honing-in on those hard to find talents.

CISO
Thai conglomerate

What truly sets James apart is his ability to identify high-caliber candidates for extremely niche and technically complex roles. These aren't your typical hires, yet James consistently delivers talent that not only meets our requirements but also aligns perfectly with our team's culture and values.

Sales and delivery leader
Global technology business

I have had the pleasure of engaging with James twice over the years, first in 2018 and again in 2023. Both times, James and his team demonstrated exceptional professionalism and expertise during our collaboration on CTO opportunities.

CTO
Thai public company

More where these came from: read James's recommendations on LinkedIn

Daniel Hardy

Client Partner
AI, Software Engineering & Leadership

Ten years in technology recruitment and one of the deepest software engineering networks in Thailand.

Current focus is AI hiring, from solutions and platform roles through to Forward Deployed Engineers.

Native level English, professional Thai.

Native level English, professional Thai

Connect with Daniel on LinkedIndan@trueblue.co.th

Dan and his team were instrumental in getting us the extremely talented engineers we needed. He was able to guide us through the complex legal and visa process as well as conducting reference checks in a thorough and comprehensive manner.

Cloud and cybersecurity leader
Singapore

I've known Daniel for almost 10 years, and he's consistently proven himself to be a hardworking and highly professional recruiter. His global network is extensive, and he has a deep understanding of the IT industry.

Technical consultant
Microsoft platform

He provided guidance, support, and encouragement throughout the entire hiring process, and supported me up until my first day. He was eager and quick to resolve any issues or concerns I had, making him one of the best recruiters I've worked with so far.

Senior Software Engineer
Thai software company

More where these came from: read Daniel's recommendations on LinkedIn

Pornpon "Dyon" Ongrattanasenee

Senior Consultant
Software Engineering & IT Sales

Seven years in software engineering recruitment, mostly with startups and scaleups.

Hiring the fifth engineer is a different job from hiring the fiftieth. Pornpon has spent most of the last seven years on the first kind.

Native level English, professional Thai.

Native level English, professional Thai

Connect with Pornpon on LinkedInpornpon@trueblue.co.th

He went above and beyond to help me prepare the resources and interviews. Dyon was consistently active in our communication, always friendly and approachable, and provided invaluable advice on everything from resume optimization to interview strategies.

Staff Engineer

He reached out to me with an opportunity that perfectly aligned with my technical background and career goals. What stood out to me was his deep understanding of the tech landscape and his proactive communication.

Senior Full Stack Developer
Payments technology company

Dyon is one of the most passionate recruiters ever. He always makes sure that everything goes fine and has made excellent suggestions. Starting from screening to interviewing to receive an offer. He took care of me for every step. He also is a very good negotiator.

Head of Engineering

More where these came from: read Pornpon's recommendations on LinkedIn

Phachara "Pond" Charoensap

Senior Consultant
Data, Cyber Security & Product

Nine years in IT recruitment across data engineering, cyber security and product.

Three disciplines that most agencies split across three desks, which means the overlap between them, where the interesting candidates usually sit, tends to get missed.

Native Thai, professional English.

Native Thai, professional English

Connect with Phachara on LinkedInphachara@trueblue.co.th

He took the time to deeply understand my background, career goals, and personal motivations, and always acted in my best interest. His consultation skills, hiring insight, and negotiation expertise are outstanding. He doesn't push, he guides.

Cloud Architect

I had a chance to talk with K'Pond with a job opportunity, everything went really smooth and well. Appreciate all the follow-up on the job as well. I couldn't ask for any better help.

Data Science and Analytics professional

More where these came from: read Phachara's recommendations on LinkedIn

Market intelligence
Infrastructure

Data Centre Recruitment Thailand 2026: What the Investment Boom Means for Hiring

James Hine · 5 June 2026 · 9 min read

Thailand is now one of the most active data centre investment markets in Southeast Asia. That is not a prediction. It is the current reality, backed by approved capital at a scale that would have seemed implausible three years ago.

Read the analysis
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