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Bernardt Duvenhage

Freelance Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) Engineer
UTC-07:00
Canada
Toptal Member Since October 21, 2020

Bernardt is passionate about developing technology that fundamentally improves lives and broadens our knowledge. He led teams and developed software for computer vision, natural language understanding, modeling and simulation, and computer graphics projects. Bernardt has experience programming in C++ and Python, using frameworks such as scikit-learn and PyTorch for machine learning and deep learning, transformers, Torchvision, CUDA, OpenGL, OpenSceneGraph, OpenCV, and NLTK.

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Deepak Arora

Freelance Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) Engineer
UTC-06:00
United States
Toptal Member Since September 23, 2026

Deepak is an AI systems architect and forward deployed engineer with 20+ years of experience. At SwifTrade, he translates business challenges into production AI solutions, building LangGraph multi-agent, RAG, and automation systems that scaled fulfillment 6.6x. At Verizon, he built GPU-based Whisper ASR and LLM pipelines across 4M+ devices. He specializes in agentic AI, RAG, LLMs, CUDA inference, and AI architecture.

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Chuong Ngo

Freelance Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) Engineer
UTC-05:00
United States
Toptal Member Since May 25, 2026

Chuong is a senior engineer and AI architect with nearly 15 years of experience building mission-critical software where reliability is non-negotiable. A former Amazon Alexa engineer, his track record includes building a CMS system that cut healthcare appeals by 94%, boosting GovWorx AI transcription accuracy by over 50% for emergency dialects, and reducing Amazon Alexa's error rate by 16%. Skilled at responsible engineering, Chuong delivers high-stakes systems that perform when it matters most.

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Keith Kalski

Freelance Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) Engineer
UTC-05:00
United States
Toptal Member Since April 4, 2025

Keith is a seasoned software engineer with over a decade of experience in sales and engineering. He has worked with automotive tier 1 suppliers and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) across diverse industries, including electronic control unit (ECU) software development (AUTOSAR), data acquisition and calibration, vehicle voice assistants, and voice biometrics. Known for his leadership and collaborative approach, Keith guides cross-functional teams to deliver innovative solutions.

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Raphael Lenain

Freelance Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) Engineer
UTC+00:00
United Kingdom
Toptal Member Since March 3, 2022

Raphael graduated with a master’s degree in computational and mathematical engineering from Stanford with a specialization in Deep Learning research. He has worked as first engineer in two seed stage London startups, defining their research and Machine Learning (ML) engineering culture. His specializations are in speech and Natural Language Processing (NLP). Raphael has published papers at top ML conferences such as ICML and INTERSPEECH and is the main author on a widely adopted Python package.

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Ivan Kukushkin

Freelance Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) Engineer
UTC+00:00
Turkey
Toptal Member Since April 5, 2023

Ivan is a senior software engineer with 8+ years of experience in the contact center industry. Throughout his career, he has updated 16 centers, created an AI voice assistant, and developed 18 IVR applications. Ivan is a seasoned developer passionate about innovative solutions with strong decision-making and collaboration skills and the ability to contribute and drive positive change in organizations.

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Andrey Miroshnichenko

Freelance Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) Engineer
UTC+01:00
Serbia
Toptal Member Since February 4, 2026

Andrey specializes in multi-tier distributed cyber-physical systems enhanced with AI and machine learning, where reliability, performance, safety practices, and long-term evolvability are critical. He has extensive experience in transitioning deep-tech research and development into production-ready systems. Overseeing end-to-end architecture governance and defining solution tech stacks, Andrey develops and rolls out complex solutions and ensures target system KPIs throughout the lifecycle.

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Balint Luko

Freelance Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) Engineer
UTC+01:00
Hungary
Toptal Member Since September 18, 2020

Balint creates reliable and efficient software. He writes clean code in modern C and C++ for Windows and Linux and has deep knowledge of TCP/IP networking, telecommunications protocols, and speech signal processing. Balint enjoys scientific research using MATLAB and brings a result-oriented approach to his work.

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Chandrachud Basavaraj

Freelance Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) Engineer
UTC+01:00
France
Toptal Member Since May 15, 2018

Chandrachud is an experienced machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) engineer. He studied at top schools in India and France and was CTO of an early-stage French AI startup. Chandrachud loves ML, computer vision, and large language models (LLMs) and has delivered high-quality work on various ML projects. He's been building and integrating multiple components to deploy AI systems in production on the cloud. Chandrachud loves to innovate and create cool technology.

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Manoj Bahuguna

Freelance Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) Engineer
UTC+05:00
India
Toptal Member Since April 5, 2022

Manoj is a software engineer with 8+ years of experience developing and maintaining web, mobile, AI, and IoT applications. He has led and mentored front-end teams and loves learning, researching, creating, and innovating in the software development arena. With a great capacity to adapt to multiple technologies and programming languages, Manoj is eager to embrace new challenges and develop solutions with any required technologies.

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Shadab Arif Ansari

Freelance Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) Engineer
UTC+05:00
India
Toptal Member Since October 9, 2025

Shadab is an AI Engineer with 8+ years of experience building production-grade AI and ML systems across healthcare, fintech, and enterprise domains. He specializes in Agentic AI, LLMs, RAG, GraphRAG, LangGraph, and Python. Shadab is experienced in designing scalable AI architectures, multi-agent workflows, and cloud deployments that turn complex business processes into reliable, measurable AI solutions.

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  • Typically, you can hire automatic speech recognition (ASR) engineers 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 automatic speech recognition (ASR) engineer, 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 automatic speech recognition (ASR) engineer, 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 automatic speech recognition (ASR) engineers for your project.

  • At Toptal, we thoroughly screen our automatic speech recognition (ASR) engineers 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 automatic speech recognition (ASR) engineers with Toptal, you’ll always work with world-class, custom-matched automatic speech recognition (ASR) engineers ready to help you achieve your goals.

  • You can hire automatic speech recognition (ASR) engineers 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 automatic speech recognition (ASR) engineer 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 automatic speech recognition (ASR) engineers can fully integrate into your existing team for a seamless working experience.

  • We make sure that each engagement between you and your automatic speech recognition (ASR) engineer 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 automatic speech recognition (ASR) engineer who may be a better fit and with whom we will begin a second, no-risk trial.

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