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Toptal is a marketplace for top interim CTOs and part-time CTOs. CEOs and management at top companies and startups work with Toptal interim Chief Technology Officers in a short-term or long-term basis to lead their development teams and develop their technology strategy and roadmap.

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Victor Moreno

Freelance CTO
United StatesToptal Member Since October 6, 2016

Victor is a technically strong engineering leader and individual contributor. He has developed complex features for AWS and Noom and built engineering teams for small startups. Victor is a strong proponent and believes in the lean startup methodology. His experience as a tech lead in Noom has taught him a tremendous amount about how to build and operate the tech foundation for a high-performance growth engine.

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CTONode.jsReactAmazon Web Services (AWS)JavaScriptSoftware DevelopmentFront-end
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Michael Truog

Freelance CTO
United StatesToptal Member Since April 4, 2016

Michael is a top architect, engineer, developer, and entrepreneur with a proven ability to develop efficient, scalable, and fault-tolerant server solutions for complex problems. He has extensive experience and skills with all levels of software and architecture.

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CTOErlang (OTP)GitGoDistributed SystemsPostgreSQLSQLLinuxC++CPythonJavaErlang
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Raphaël Bellec

Freelance CTO
FranceToptal Member Since June 17, 2019

Raphaël is a jack of all trades, a master of Rails app development, a seasoned entrepreneur, and a developer with a demonstrated history of everything involving software engineering from scratch or hitting the ground running on existing projects. A few years ago, he decided to master RoR development because of its incredible idea-to-product speed. He’s also quite knowledgable about Python, Erlang, and Caml distributed apps, algorithms, and more.

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CTOAlgorithmsJSONREST APIsXMLXSLTRubyRuby on Rails (RoR)RSpecAgileAPI ArchitectureLinuxHeroku
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Maria Zacharia

Freelance CTO
IndiaToptal Member Since December 1, 2021

Maria is a senior full-stack software engineer with deep expertise in building highly scalable applications. She has experience working with numerous AWS services and is an expert in building completely serverless applications with AWS Lambda. As for the front end, she is an expert in building beautiful UIs with Angular. Maria is a clean code advocate and proficiently writes high-quality, structured code.

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CTOAmazon DynamoDBNode.jsAWS LambdaTypeScriptAmazon S3 (AWS S3)HTML5CSSJavaScriptStripe APIAmazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS)Oracle JavaScript Extension Toolkit (JET)Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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Tomislav Capan

Freelance CTO
CroatiaToptal Member Since February 20, 2013

Tomislav is a software engineer, technical consultant, and solution architect who began as a technical partner for an online media business, growing it from zero to over 100,000 monthly readers. After years in software engineering, he now provides technical leadership through consulting and architecting dynamic, reliable, and scalable cloud solutions to support business growth and optimize complex architectures gone wrong. As an infrastructure lead, Tomislav makes the cloud a friendly place.

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Manuel Víctor Santos López

Freelance CTO
BelgiumToptal Member Since August 30, 2022

Manuel is a software engineer with 20 years of professional experience as a full-stack developer, product designer, systems architect, and machine learning engineer. He's an autonomous, self-motivated, and curious person. As a developer, he's pragmatic and proficient in many programming languages, including functional, declarative, reactive, and object-oriented paradigms.

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CTOTypeScriptReactPythonNext.jsScikit-learnNode.jsJavaScript
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Joao Victor Tamm

Freelance CTO
BrazilToptal Member Since January 13, 2022

Passionate about technology, entrepreneurship, and innovative ideas, Joao is curious about agile development, automated testing, cryptocurrencies, and NFTs. Interested in devising a better problem-solving method for challenging tasks, he loves tackling hard-to-solve problems. He is a professional with 5+ years of experience as a software engineer, quite comfortable designing complex and scalable systems. Joao often inspires colleagues due to his ease of learning and passing on knowledge.

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CTOTest AutomationFull-stack
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Héctor Benítez

Freelance CTO
MexicoToptal Member Since April 4, 2015

Being a software developer is Héctor's passion, especially software architecture. He is an Agile enthusiast, and considers his pragmatism to be his main strength. Héctor thinks that the best part of this job is the constant flow of amazing things to learn and challenging problems to solve.

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CTOPHP 7Agile Software DevelopmentSymfony 2AngularJSLaravelPHPPhpStorm
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Richa Bhardwaj

Freelance CTO
IndiaToptal Member Since August 4, 2021

With a decade of remote work expertise, Richa crafts exceptional web/mobile experiences as a RoR, React, React Native, and Node.js expert. She's worked on greenfield projects, established and managed a team of 15 developers, and built web and mobile projects for clients worldwide. Richa excels in async communication, making informed decisions about architecture, design, and software development process areas. She's a natural problem-solver with a knack for picking up new technologies quickly.

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CTORuby on Rails (RoR)ReactAgile Software DevelopmentMySQLJavaScriptAgileFull-stackFront-endStripeBack-endUnit TestingRuby
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Gurgen Nersesyan

Freelance CTO
ArmeniaToptal Member Since November 5, 2019

With over 20 years of experience in software development, Gurgen is currently helping businesses to fulfill their ideas by providing full-stack development services. Despite working primarily in ERP systems, he's also had the chance to lead projects related to high-performance services, code decompilation, reverse engineering, desktop apps, and code generators. Gurgen is passionate about solving non-standard challenges.

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CTONext.jsNestJSKotlinJavaJavaScriptSQLTypeScriptSpringNode.jsSpring BootReactBack-end
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Pavel Kabir

Freelance CTO
RussiaToptal Member Since January 5, 2017

Pavel is a business-oriented full-stack software engineer (React, React Native, .NET), architect, and startup CTO. He is a motivated tech universalist capable of building software development companies from scratch and has produced multiple MVPs and high-quality, fully-featured public releases. Pavel excels at engineering, DevOps, business analysis, and QA practices.

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Conor Kenney
Creating an app for the game
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Leading a digital transformation
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What our clients think
Clients Rate Toptal CTOs4.4 / 5.0on average across 45 reviews as of Apr 16, 2024
Testimonials
Tripcents wouldn't exist without Toptal. Toptal Projects enabled us to rapidly develop our foundation with a product manager, lead developer, and senior designer. In just over 60 days we went from concept to Alpha. The speed, knowledge, expertise, and flexibility is second to none. The Toptal team were as part of tripcents as any in-house team member of tripcents. They contributed and took ownership of the development just like everyone else. We will continue to use Toptal. As a startup, they are our secret weapon.

Brantley Pace

CEO & Co-Founder

I am more than pleased with our experience with Toptal. The professional I got to work with was on the phone with me within a couple of hours. I knew after discussing my project with him that he was the candidate I wanted. I hired him immediately and he wasted no time in getting to my project, even going the extra mile by adding some great design elements that enhanced our overall look.

Paul Fenley

Director

The developers I was paired with were incredible -- smart, driven, and responsive. It used to be hard to find quality engineers and consultants. Now it isn't.

Ryan Rockefeller

CEO

Toptal understood our project needs immediately. We were matched with an exceptional freelancer from Argentina who, from Day 1, immersed himself in our industry, blended seamlessly with our team, understood our vision, and produced top-notch results. Toptal makes connecting with superior developers and programmers very easy.

Jason Kulik

Co-Founder

As a small company with limited resources we can't afford to make expensive mistakes. Toptal provided us with an experienced programmer who was able to hit the ground running and begin contributing immediately. It has been a great experience and one we'd repeat again in a heartbeat.

Stuart Pocknee

Principal

How to Hire CTOs through Toptal

1

Talk to One of Our Industry Experts

A Toptal director of engineering will work with you to understand your goals, technical needs, and team dynamics.
2

Work With Hand-Selected Talent

Within days, we'll introduce you to the right CTO for your project. Average time to match is under 24 hours.
3

The Right Fit, Guaranteed

Work with your new CTO for a trial period (pay only if satisfied), ensuring they're the right fit before starting the engagement.

Find Experts With Related Skills

Access a vast pool of skilled developers in our talent network and hire the top 3% within just 48 hours.

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FAQs

  • How are Toptal CTOs different?

    At Toptal, we thoroughly screen our CTOs to ensure we only match you with talent of the highest caliber. Of the more than 100,000 people who apply to join the Toptal network each year, fewer than 3% make the cut. You’ll work with engineering experts (never generalized recruiters or HR reps) to understand your goals, technical needs, and team dynamics. The end result: expert vetted talent from our network, custom matched to fit your business needs.

  • Can I hire CTOs in less than 48 hours through Toptal?

    Depending on availability and how fast you can progress, you could start working with a CTO within 48 hours of signing up.

  • What is the no-risk trial period for Toptal CTOs?

    We make sure that each engagement between you and your CTO begins with a trial period of up to two weeks. This means that you have time to confirm the engagement will be successful. If you’re completely satisfied with the results, we’ll bill you for the time and continue the engagement for as long as you’d like. If you’re not completely satisfied, you won’t be billed. From there, we can either part ways, or we can provide you with another expert who may be a better fit and with whom we will begin a second, no-risk trial.

  • What type of talent does Toptal have?

    Our platform hosts a very diverse range of skill sets, experiences, and backgrounds. Our freelancers range from software engineers, user experience designers, project management experts, and product managers to finance experts who have worked at leading companies such as Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and many more.

  • What other services does Toptal provide?

    Besides our talent matching services, we also provide web and application development services like a development company. Through our Toptal Projects team, we assemble cross-functional teams of senior project managers, web developers, app developers, user interface designers, and other technical skills. Our team members follow a well-defined development process to build a fully functional solution.

Tap Into World-Class Talent

  • Trusted Experts Only

    Trusted Experts Only

    All of our talent are seasoned experts who ramp up quickly, readily contribute as core team members, and work with you to minimize onboarding time.

  • The Right Fit

    The Right Fit

    We have a knack for matching you with the right fit. Start working with your new hire on a no-risk trial period, paying only if satisfied.

  • Scale as Needed

    Scale as Needed

    Hire talent within 48 hours and scale your team up or down as needed, no strings attached.

  • Seamless Hiring

    Seamless Hiring

    We handle all aspects of billing, payments, and NDA’s. Let us take care of the overhead while you focus on building great products.

  • Flexible Engagements

    Flexible Engagements

    Choose the engagement type that suits your needs — hourly, part-time, or full-time — with the ability to change anytime.

  • Expert Talent Matching

    Expert Talent Matching

    Focus on your project and enjoy support from your dedicated account executive and expert talent matcher.

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