Hire Global AI Talent with Employer of Record Services
We source ML engineers, research scientists, and data specialists globally. We employ them as your EOR in 100+ countries. You direct the work.
For companies hiring. Looking for your own next role? See open roles at Toku.
Currently placing talent at teams backed by Sequoia, Andreessen Horowitz, and sovereign wealth funds.
Countries with employment infrastructure
Average time to candidate shortlist
Placements active at 12 months
Client compliance liability
We find talent. We employ them. You build.
Scope to start in under two weeks.
Share your requirements
Role, technical stack, experience level, timezone, start date. A 30-minute call or a detailed brief. Either works.
Receive matched candidates
Within 48 hours, you'll have 3-5 candidates with relevant experience. Each profile includes work history, technical assessment results, and a recorded interview.
Interview and select
Run your own technical process or use ours. When you've made a decision, we move to employment.
We handle employment
Offer letter, background check, contract, onboarding, payroll setup. The candidate starts as our employee, working under your direction. Typical time from selection to start: 5-7 business days.
Talent Sourcing
A global network of ML engineers, data scientists, and AI researchers. Every candidate has shipped production systems. Pre-screened for technical depth, communication, and timezone fit.
Global Employment
We operate employment infrastructure in 100+ jurisdictions. We're the employer of record. Offer letters, onboarding, payroll, benefits, tax withholding, termination. You're not a co-employer. Zero compliance exposure.
Ongoing Operations
Payroll runs automatically. Benefits stay current. We handle expense reimbursement, equipment, employment documentation. Local regulations change? We adapt. You don't track it.
Specialists Across the
AI Stack
Technical roles that require domain expertise, not generalist staffing.
Machine Learning Engineers
Training pipelines, model optimization, inference at scale. PyTorch, JAX, distributed training, CUDA.
Research Scientists
Novel architectures, frontier capabilities, published work. PhD-level domain expertise.
Data Scientists
Experimentation infrastructure, statistical modeling, causal inference, production analytics.
Data Operations
Training pipelines, annotation, quality assurance. RLHF, preference labeling, red-teaming.
MLOps & Infrastructure
Model serving, monitoring, CI/CD for ML. Kubernetes, Ray, MLflow, feature stores.
Applied AI Engineers
LLM integration, RAG systems, agent frameworks. Research into products.
Enterprise-Ready EOR Compliance & Documentation
Your vendor team expects documentation. We maintain it.
Need something not listed? We’ll provide it in 48 hours.
Simple Pricing. No Hidden Fees.
One placement fee. One monthly margin. All employment costs included.
Placement fee:
Percentage of first-year compensation
Ongoing margin:
Percentage of monthly compensation, billed monthly
Total compensation includes:
Base salary, bonuses, and equity at fair market value
From teams we've worked with
"We needed a data labeling team in Southeast Asia without setting up an entity. Twelve people onboarded in three weeks."
"Their candidates actually understood our technical requirements. No explaining what fine-tuning meant."
"Procurement took two days. Every document ready, formatted correctly."
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No entity setup. No compliance exposure. Talent that ships.