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Toptal is a marketplace for top software developers, programmers and engineers. Top companies and startups can hire Toptal dedicated (full-time), hourly, or part-time software freelancers for their mission-critical software projects.
The Toptal developer was instrumental in building the prototype and helped accelerate our time to raise funds by several weeks.
Vinod Kumar Ramachandran, Co-founder & CEO, Big Sur AI
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Tao Zhang
Software Developer
Tao is a senior full-stack developer and architect who worked on over 14 million lines of code on large-scale, real-time acquisition software projects. He primarily focused on the back end for more than 11 years. Tao's expertise is mainly in C++, C#, Java, Python web development, performance optimization, and troubleshooting in Azure and AWS.

Piotr Poznanski
Software Developer
Piotr is a software developer, architect, and technical lead with 23+ years of experience working with CERN, Motorola Solutions, universities, and startups. He has led projects, served as CTO, a scrum master, and developed and delivered complex web and mobile solutions, including business and technical requirements, architecture, 3rd-party API integrations, data acquisition, and processing for BI. Piotr co-developed the pan configuration language and has a PhD in computer science.

Frank Ji
Software Developer
Frank is a seasoned professional currently working as a software engineer at Amazon. He previously served as the VP of engineering at Penfield.AI, a Toronto AI startup pioneering in empowering human-machine intelligence in the cybersecurity space. Frank also worked as a senior engineer at Meta's enterprise trust organization, helping to build Facebook's privacy and compliance software infrastructures. He also worked on IBM WebSphere Java Runtime, which powered many Fortune 500 Java applications.

A. Rosa Castillo, PhD
Software Developer
Rosa is a full-stack developer and data scientist with a PhD, solid research skills, and extensive software engineering experience. Combining the academy and industry approaches to data sciences, she can contribute to the whole data pipeline—from exploratory data analysis to prototyping and production. Rosa has also efficiently worked on projects across different countries using her professional English, Italian, German, and Spanish proficiency.

Seva Safris
Software Developer
Seva is a software professional with 24 years of development experience. He graduated from UC Berkeley with degrees in electrical engineering and computer science, and a minor in material science and engineering. Seva is a team lead, project manager, mentor, solution architect, and hands-on developer who builds efficient, scalable, and fault-tolerant solutions for enterprise companies and startups.

Rudra Chandramani Singh
Software Developer
Rudra is a problem solver applying analytical, design, and technical skills to supervise the entire software development lifecycle. He is an effective hands-on leader with outstanding success in developing applications to analyze growth and strategy for established and startup firms. Rudra is recognized for strong leadership and project management abilities while leading cross-functional teams in fast-paced, competitive work environments.

Apurbalal Singha
Software Developer
Apurbalal graduated from IIT Madras, India. Soon after graduating, he moved to Japan to work in Mercari as a software engineer. He has developed user-facing features for both web and mobile apps used by millions of users every day. Apurbalal has professional experience in developing web, Android, and iOS applications. He values writing clean, readable, testable, and scalable code and loves working on complex front-end projects.

Joao Paulo Nascimento
Software Developer
Joao is a seasoned software engineer with over 10 years of experience specializing in back-end development. His expertise spans multiple industries, including banking, government, and technology, where he has consistently delivered high-performance, scalable, and secure software solutions. With a degree in computer science and a strong foundation in modern technologies and development practices, Joao brings a unique skill set to any project.

Abbass Al Faytaroony
Software Developer
Abbass is a senior software engineer with a decade of experience developing back-end applications, leading and contributing to the delivery of 30+ projects to production. With 3+ years of back-end team leadership experience, he prioritizes customers by delivering quality software efficiently. Abbass is also certified in cybersecurity and big data and has been a project lead on diverse projects for 5+ years.

Wouter Steenbergen
Software Developer
Wouter is a highly motivated, versatile, and skilled software engineer with demonstrated software design and delivery expertise. He focuses on integrating AI, workflow software, performance, and cloud services. He has the ability to identify and drive strategic programs from inception to launch and thrives in collaborative, team-oriented, and ambiguous environments. Wouter has excellent interpersonal skills and is a passionate, creative, and dedicated professional.

Burak Öngay
Software Developer
Burak is a software engineer with more than 10 years of experience. He has worked on full lifecycle product development (architecture, development, testing, and deployment) with automated tests and deployments using CI/CD. Burak is strong in design and problem-solving and is eager to learn and solve new challenges.

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

Toptal gave us access to the best designers out there, saving us a lot of time and allowing us to build the best possible product.
Thierry JakircevicGeneral Manager, Digital Solutions, Bridgestone

Toptal’s talent is really excellent. They are able to work through large business problems and code incredibly efficiently.
Emily LemonSenior Director, Cleveland Cavaliers

The kind of people we looked for were hard to find. Toptal helped us achieve our goals by bringing high quality resources to bear on very short notice.
Elmar PlatzerDigital Transformation Leader, CSR

If you’ve tried working with other vendors, Toptal is going to be a different type of company to work with; they’re going to meet you where your needs are.
Matthew SchumacherSenior Product Manager, Alpha - Precision Drilling
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