# High Five

> High Five is an AI-powered recruitment platform that helps companies hire top talent in Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines, and Singapore) without paying agency or success fees. It combines autonomous AI agents with human expert review to source, screen, and deliver interview-ready candidates on a flat monthly subscription. Hiring runs as always-on infrastructure in the background, freeing founders and operators from manual sourcing, CV piles, and calendar chaos.

## What we do

High Five replaces the traditional 15–25% agency fee model with a flat monthly subscription. AI agents continuously scan LinkedIn, GitHub, and niche communities 24/7 to source candidates, score them against role requirements, and surface the strongest matches. Internal recruiters then review the AI's top picks as a final quality check before any candidate reaches the employer. Clients only meet pre-vetted, high-intent shortlisted candidates — no screening calls, no resume sifting.

The platform serves primarily tech and product roles (software engineers, data, product, design) and also covers accounting, finance, marketing, operations, legal, and other business functions. It is built for founders, operators, and lean HR teams at fast-growing startups, scale-ups, and professional services firms.

## Core pages

- [Homepage](https://highfive.global/): Overview of the AI-plus-human recruiting model, the 5-step hiring pipeline, FAQs, and how to start a search.
- [Pricing](https://highfive.global/pricing/): Flat monthly subscription plans for talent sourcing, Employer of Record, and contractor payments. No success fees, no placement fees, cancel anytime.
- [About Us](https://highfive.global/about-us/): Company mission, the case for treating recruitment as infrastructure, and the vision for a human-AI hiring system.
- [Case Studies](https://highfive.global/case-studies/): Customer success stories including Cinch (engineering and data hiring in Indonesia and Vietnam), Nafas (climate tech full-stack hiring), and SkinSeoul (marketing and data hiring across Southeast Asia).
- [Sign in / Hire portal](https://hire.highfive.global/signin): Client login to manage active searches and review candidate shortlists.
- [Get started](https://hire.highfive.global/join): Define a role and activate a search slot in minutes.

## Services

- [Talent Sourcing](https://highfive.global/services/talent-sourcing/): Subscription-based sourcing service with embedded recruiters, AI-powered candidate discovery, and pre-screened shortlists delivered weekly. Includes a 90-day replacement guarantee.
- [Hire Software Engineers in Southeast Asia](https://highfive.global/hire-southeast-asias-top-software-engineers/): Frontend, backend, full-stack, DevOps, and mobile engineering hires across Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines, with salary benchmarks and compliance support.
- [Hire UI/UX Designers in Southeast Asia](https://highfive.global/hire-southeast-asias-top-ui-ux-designers/): Sourcing for product and experience designers skilled in Figma, Adobe XD, user research, and prototyping across the region.

## Featured articles

- [A Guide to Hiring Southeast Asia's Top Tech Talent](https://highfive.global/hiring-recruitment/a-guide-to-hiring-southeast-asias-top-tech-talent/): Country-by-country breakdown of tech hubs, in-demand skill sets, and recruitment strategies for Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines.
- [Top Countries in Southeast Asia to Build a Software Team](https://highfive.global/hiring-recruitment/top-countries-in-southeast-asia-to-build-a-software-team/): Comparison of Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines as destinations for software engineering teams.
- [Looking for Top Tech Talent? Head to Southeast Asia](https://highfive.global/hiring-recruitment/looking-for-top-tech-talent-head-to-southeast-asia/): Why the region's tech ecosystem, talent quality, and cost structure make it a strategic hiring destination.
- [Key Approaches to Attract Skilled Talent in Southeast Asia](https://highfive.global/hiring-recruitment/key-approaches-to-attract-skilled-talent-in-southeast-asia/): Data-driven recruitment strategies, employer branding, and cultural considerations for hiring in the region.
- [Leveraging Casual Employment for Tech Hiring in Southeast Asia](https://highfive.global/hiring-recruitment/leveraging-casual-employment-for-tech-hiring-in-southeast-asia/): How flexible employment structures help tech companies scale across Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines.

## Markets and roles

- **Geographies**: Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore
- **Tech roles**: Software engineers (frontend, backend, full-stack, mobile, DevOps), data engineers, data analysts, data scientists, product managers, UI/UX designers
- **Business roles**: Accounting, finance, marketing, operations, legal, customer success
- **Customers**: Founders and operators at startups and scale-ups; HR teams at software development, digital marketing, and BPO agencies; companies hiring SEA talent without a dedicated recruiting function. Notable customers include Hupo, Cinch, Agridence, Nafas, PayMongo, and SkinSeoul.

## Differentiators

- Flat monthly subscription — no success fees, no placement fees, no lock-in
- Autonomous AI sourcing across LinkedIn, GitHub, and niche communities 24/7
- Hybrid AI-plus-human model: AI handles scale and pattern recognition; human recruiters apply judgment and quality control
- Interview-ready candidates only — clients skip screening calls
- Works alongside existing ATS and interview workflows; no process change required
- Setup to first shortlist in days, not weeks
- Deep local market knowledge across all five core SEA countries
- System learns from feedback over time, improving candidate quality continuously

## Optional

- [Blog: Hiring & Recruitment](https://highfive.global/category/hiring-recruitment/): Long-form articles on hiring strategy, recruitment process design, and talent market trends in Southeast Asia.