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Ed Henderson, Expert FPGA Programmer for Hire.

Ed Henderson

Verified Expert in Engineering
16 Years of Experience

FPGA Developer

Ed is an electrical engineer with a strong software background. He has focused solely on software for the past eight years, specifically, using Python, Django, JavaScript, and React development for online EDA tools and various online products. He has managed multiple production deployments on AWS and DigitalOcean environments. Ed enjoys tackling tough problems and building architecture that is efficient and clean.

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Chris Wang, Freelance FPGA Programmer for Hire.

Chris Wang

Verified Expert in Engineering
41 Years of Experience

FPGA Developer

Chris is a versatile embedded systems engineer with expertise in direct current (DC) fast electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, CubeSats, and gyro stabilizers. His skills extend to analog and digital hardware printed circuit board (PCB) design, FPGA firmware, and software. Chris has experience programming, debugging, and calibrating CubeSat's inertial measurement unit, navigation, magnetometer, and survival magnetorquer operations using C/C++ on the STPM32 (ARM32) real-time operating system.

FPGARTOSWeb Development
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Paul Fleming, Freelance FPGA Engineer.

Paul Fleming

Verified Expert in Engineering
42 Years of Experience

FPGA Developer

Paul is a seasoned VHDL FPGA firmware developer specializing in camera and display interfaces. He has over two decades of expertise in Xilinx, Altera, and Microsemi FPGAs, as well as proficiency in high digital design, power design, and high-speed, controlled-impedance printed circuit board designs. Paul's wealth of experience makes him a valuable asset to any team.

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Jay Yan, FPGA Coder.

Jay Yan

Verified Expert in Engineering
22 Years of Experience

FPGA Developer

Jay is an FPGA and ASIC design expert with extensive experience in real-time data processing, hardware accelerators, embedded system design, and edge computing. He is fluent with SystemVerilog and VHDL for traditional RTL design flow and C and C++ for high-level synthesis flow. He has experience in using UVM and formal methods for RTL design verification. Jay can also deliver software applications in bare metal, RTOS, and Linux environments for FPGA and ASIC integrations.

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Saban Kocal, Freelance FPGA Developer for Hire.

Saban Kocal

Verified Expert in Engineering
16 Years of Experience

FPGA Developer

Saban is an embedded software engineer who has specialized in microcontroller units (MCU), C, and C++ since 2005. He has extensive experience working with microcontroller-based systems, including STM32, ESP32, Nordic nRF, TI MSP, Arduino, and FPGA. He is highly skilled in embedded Linux—FreeRTOS, Zephyr, and PetaLinux—and bare metal (no-OS) environments. Saban's in-depth expertise spans communication protocols and device drivers, including I2C, SPI, JTAG, UART, Modbus, PCIe, SFP+, and 1-Wire.

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Artak Arakelyan, FPGA Coder.

Artak Arakelyan

Verified Expert in Engineering
14 Years of Experience

FPGA Developer

Artak has over 15 years of experience in different high-tech industries. He has strong knowledge in many areas of electronics, embedded systems, and signal processing. Artak has a proven ability to develop various hardware and software systems and looks for embedded systems projects with complex functional requirements.

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Chouaib Hamrouche, FPGA Freelancer.

Chouaib Hamrouche

Verified Expert in Engineering
13 Years of Experience

FPGA Developer

Chouaib is a senior developer with 10+ years of experience in multiple industries. He contributed to developing leading software in the imposition and printing industry. He created various applications, from in-vehicle infotainment systems and an enabling Qt framework for clients to embedded systems for robotic control and graphical user interface (GUI), including image processing and 3D manipulation. Chouaib is skilled with multiple tech stacks, languages, and frameworks.

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Ben Leung, Freelance FPGA Programmer for Hire.

Ben Leung

Verified Expert in Engineering
7 Years of Experience

FPGA Developer

Ben is an experienced full-stack developer specializing in Android and iOS app development. With six years of mobile app expertise and three additional years in back-end development, he boasts a wealth of experience. Ben's impressive career includes delivering successful projects across various sectors like banking, travel, and employment. His skills encompass both front-end and back-end development, allowing him to create robust and efficient applications.

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Julius Arden, Senior FPGA Programmer and Consultant.

Julius Arden

Verified Expert in Engineering
9 Years of Experience

FPGA Developer

Julius is a full-stack software engineer and engineering manager with 10+ years of professional experience. He has worked in multiple sectors, including marketplace, edutech, and fintech, and in companies ranging from early-stage startups to multinationals. Julius leverages his varied experience to remain flexible and pragmatic while delivering and maintaining clean code. He had experience working in microservices utilizing Kubernetes in GCP.

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Kashyap Gada, Freelance FPGA Engineer.

Kashyap Gada

Verified Expert in Engineering
13 Years of Experience

FPGA Developer

Kashyap is an embedded systems engineer with 13 years of experience working with various microcontroller families, microprocessors, and SoC FPGAs and their integration with wired and wireless peripherals. His expertise lies in firmware development using Assembly, C, C++, and Python for systems operating in bare-metal, RTOS, and Linux environments. Kashyap is well-versed in working with devices from diverse vendors and overcoming challenges to deliver reliable results within tight deadlines.

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Mirko Jeličić, FPGA Engineer.

Mirko Jeličić

Verified Expert in Engineering
8 Years of Experience

FPGA Developer

Mirko is an embedded systems developer with five years of experience building real-time, fast, and reliable C, C++, and Python applications. He has worked closely with FPGAs and has a good understanding of building communication systems between an FPGA and a PC, especially over PCIe. Mirko is an advocate for clean, extensible, and well-documented code and is eager to learn new technologies to ensure project success. He's been a part of the Toptal network since 2020.

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