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Christopher Pham

AI Automation Specialist
UTC-08:00
United States
Toptal Member Since May 6, 2026

Christopher is an AI-native full-stack and mobile engineer who builds production AI automation, React Native apps, and TypeScript and Node.js systems. He's reduced insurance claims triage effort by 41%, architected mobile media experiences serving 1+ million users, and helped grow an iOS app from 800 to 40,000 ratings. Christopher turns vague workflows into reliable tools across AWS, React Native, Next.js, and Python.

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Sree Tejaswi Reddy

AI Automation Specialist
UTC-05:00
Canada
Toptal Member Since March 31, 2026

Sree is a certified DELMIA Apriso and Ortems specialist with 9+ years of experience. She bridges the gap between manufacturing operations and technology clients like Airbus, Boeing, Amazon Prime Air, and TELUS. Sree's expertise lies in designing scalable MES solutions, integrating SAP S4/HANA with shopfloor systems, and leading QA automation to reduce defects by 30-40%.

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Natan Votre

AI Automation Specialist
UTC-03:00
Brazil
Toptal Member Since January 24, 2022

Natan is a full-stack software engineer with 6+ years of experience, delivering high-quality software solutions for companies across AI automation, crypto, finance, chat systems, audio processing, and video transcription. His expertise includes implementing AI workflows, APIs, microservices, automated systems, and infrastructure management. Natan has worked at Toptal, Fundamental Labs, Coinpanel, and other companies, demonstrating transparency, commitment, and attention to detail.

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Lucas Zaguini

AI Automation Specialist
UTC+00:00
Portugal
Toptal Member Since December 3, 2025

Lucas is a senior RPA and AI automation engineer with 7+ years in banking and insurance across Brazil and Europe. He specializes in UiPath, Python, and VBA, from classic RPA, including Excel, desktop, browser, and SAP GUI, to IPA with RAG agents and open-source LLMs. Lucas has delivered bots that saved 18,000+ hours, automated SAP and Excel workflows, helped prevent about $7 million in fraud losses, built user-friendly desktop automation apps, and trained teams in multiple international markets.

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Tamara Orlich

AI Automation Specialist
UTC+00:00
Spain
Toptal Member Since September 4, 2025

Tamara is an AI engineer and mathematician with expertise in retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), natural language processing (NLP), and prompt engineering. Leveraging a strong mathematical foundation, she develops practical AI solutions that address complex problems in document retrieval and natural language understanding. With extensive experience creating and evaluating LLM-based systems, Tamara focuses on optimizing context, enhancing response quality, and ensuring reliable AI applications.

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Akhil Cherian Verghese

AI Automation Specialist
UTC+00:00
United States
Toptal Member Since March 24, 2015

Akhil worked full-time as a software and AI engineer for 13 years (1 year at Krazimo, 6 years at Google, 4 years consulting on AI projects, and 2 years at IBM). He's designed, implemented, and shipped technically complex products for Google Workspace, involving coordinating efforts among large teams and meeting the highest engineering standards. Akhil is looking to lead GenAI projects for new clients—seeing what people are looking for in the world of AI at medium-sized enterprises.

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William Hein

AI Automation Specialist
UTC+01:00
Denmark
Toptal Member Since June 3, 2026

William builds software for the hard cases, including real-time trading infrastructure, multi-agent AI automation, and B2B sales-intelligence dashboards. He has spent more than five years shipping production code in TypeScript, Go, Python, and several other languages, building autonomous systems that run against unreliable real-world data. William takes a project from the first commit through production and replies fast.

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Shubham Dipt, PhD

AI Automation Specialist
UTC+01:00
Germany
Toptal Member Since April 26, 2022

Shubham is a full-stack data engineer and scientist with a PhD in computational neuroscience and over 10 years of industry experience programming in Python. He has also worked as a back-end developer, data engineer, and data scientist. Shubham leverages his diverse experience to understand and solve technical challenges holistically.

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Nicolas Iragorri Dominguez

AI Automation Specialist
UTC+01:00
Spain
Toptal Member Since August 30, 2022

Nicolas is a full-stack engineer with 10+ years of experience building scalable back ends, data pipelines, and AI-powered features at Reddit, Outreach, and Clover Health. From monolith-to-microservices migrations to AI translation pipelines processing millions of records daily, he pairs deep technical skill with a ship-fast mindset. Proficient in Python, Go, TypeScript, and React, with production experience integrating LLMs and RAG solutions.

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Taras Ivanov

AI Automation Specialist
UTC+01:00
Canada
Toptal Member Since March 17, 2026

Taras is a NetSuite integration developer with 4+ years of hands-on ERP experience, backed by 10 years in supply chain and finance operations. He builds end-to-end integrations between billing, ERP, and payment systems using SuiteScript 2.x, SuiteTalk APIs, SuiteFlow, Python, and REST APIs. His anchor project is an AI-augmented invoice automation platform connecting NetSuite, Coupa, and Microsoft Graph API, reducing manual processing by 95%. He's currently working on sales order automation.

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Surbhi Gupta

AI Automation Specialist
UTC+05:00
India
Toptal Member Since November 2, 2021

Surbhi, previously a CTO at a GenAI startup and assistant professor at MUJ, is a generative AI, ML, and NLP expert with 5+ years of experience. She has designed and developed ML-based end-to-end solutions for startups at Toptal and Fortune 500 clients at Utopia. Her expertise includes ML, deep learning, NLP, computer vision, LLMs, GPT, AI, MLOps, and AWS. Surbhi solved problems in EAM, marketing, finance, chatbot, and crypto industries. She published research in robotics and optimization.

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Talk to One of Our Client Advisors

A Toptal client advisor will work with you to understand your goals, technical needs, and team dynamics.
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Within days, we’ll introduce you to the right AI automation specialist for your project. Average time to match is under 24 hours.
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Work with your new AI automation expert for a trial period (pay only if satisfied), ensuring they’re the right fit before starting the engagement.

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Our name “Toptal” comes from Top Talent—meaning we constantly strive to find and work with the best from around the world. Our rigorous screening process identifies experts in their domains who have passion and drive.

Of the thousands of applications Toptal sees each month, typically fewer than 3% are accepted.

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  • Typically, you can hire AI automation specialists with Toptal in about 48 hours. For larger teams of talent or full end-to-end project delivery, timelines may vary. Our talent matchers are highly skilled in the same fields they’re matching in—they’re not recruiters or HR reps. They’ll work with you to understand your goals, technical needs, and team dynamics, and match you with ideal candidates from our vetted global talent network.

    Once you select your AI automation expert, you’ll have a no-risk trial period to ensure they’re the perfect fit. Our matching process has a 98% trial-to-hire rate, so you can rest assured that you’re getting the best fit every time.

  • To hire the right AI automation specialist, it’s important to evaluate a candidate’s experience, technical skills, and communication skills. You’ll also want to consider the fit with your particular industry, company, and project. Toptal’s rigorous screening process ensures that every member of our network has excellent experience and skills, and our team will match you with the perfect AI automation specialists for your project.

  • At Toptal, we thoroughly screen our AI automation experts to ensure we only match you with the highest caliber of talent. Of the more than 200,000 people who apply to join the Toptal network each year, fewer than 3% make the cut.

    In addition to screening for industry-leading expertise, we also assess candidates’ language and interpersonal skills to ensure that you have a smooth working relationship.

    When you hire AI automation specialists with Toptal, you’ll always work with world-class, custom-matched AI automation specialists ready to help you achieve your goals.

  • You can hire AI automation experts on an hourly, part-time, or full-time basis. Toptal can also manage the project end-to-end based on your specific requirements as part of our Consulting and Services offerings. Whether you hire a AI automation specialist for a full- or part-time position, you’ll have the control and flexibility to scale your team up or down as your needs evolve. Our AI automation specialists can fully integrate into your existing team for a seamless working experience.

  • We make sure that each engagement between you and your AI automation specialist 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 AI automation specialist who may be a better fit and with whom we will begin a second, no-risk trial.

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  • Trusted Talent Only

    Trusted Talent Only

    Our talent network is composed of thoroughly vetted professionals who ramp up quickly, function as essential team members, and deliver results.

  • Precise Matching

    Precise Matching

    Our experienced talent matchers specialize in identifying talent that fits your needs. They work to understand your exact requirements and hand-select the best professionals for your project.

  • Seamless Hiring

    Seamless Hiring

    We handle all aspects of billing, payments, and NDAs, streamlining the hiring process so you can focus on innovation, not overhead.

  • No-risk Trial Period

    No-risk Trial Period

    We want to be sure your engagement is a total success, so we offer a no-risk trial period. Work with your new hire for up to two weeks and pay only if you’re satisfied.

  • Effortless Scaling

    Effortless Scaling

    We help you scale your team up or down as needed, with quick and efficient hiring in under 48 hours.

  • Flexible Engagements

    Flexible Engagements

    Our flexible engagement models allow you to choose the engagement type that suits your needs and adjust it anytime: hourly, part time, or full time.

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