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Ivan Novak

Freelance OpenAI Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
United States
Toptal Member Since February 2, 2022

Ivan is a technical founder, principal engineer, and solution architect with 20 years of experience. He has participated in and founded multiple startups and is familiar with the highest highs and lowest lows that owners go through. Recently, he helped grow a startup from a $4 million to $87 million valuation in three years with a successful Series A round. Ivan's in-depth understanding and strategic approach have enabled him to deliver numerous products.

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Delon Saks

Freelance OpenAI Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
United States
Toptal Member Since March 6, 2025

Delon is an AI leader with a proven track record in driving innovation in generative AI and machine learning. He has led high-impact projects across energy, heavy asset industries, eCommerce, and sports. Working with major enterprises such as General Electric and the LA Dodgers, as well as innovative startups such as Cognite and Tachyus, Delon develops AI solutions that enhance decision-making, leveraging AI multi-agent systems, RAG pipelines, and deep learning to deliver business value.

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Paul E Dawson

Freelance OpenAI Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
United States
Toptal Member Since October 7, 2022

Paul is an AI full-stack software architect who's built platforms and solutions for Fortune 100 companies and startups. He spent the first seven years of his career developing the skill set to transform clients' ideas into production-ready platforms. For the past three years, Paul has utilized AI to accelerate development and integrate LLMs to create task automation, context-aware reasoning, and agentic flows at scale. He also has deep experience with React and React Native.

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Benjamin Breton

Freelance OpenAI Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
United States
Toptal Member Since November 7, 2022

Benjamin is passionate about data science and enjoys operating in different sectors. He aims to identify business needs, design an adapting solution, and create value from data. Benjamin has prolific professional experience and has collaborated with 30 startups and large companies during 45 missions.

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Vishal Panda

Freelance OpenAI Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
United States
Toptal Member Since March 25, 2025

Vishal is an AI/ML engineer with deep expertise in machine learning, deep learning, NLP, generative modeling, large language models (LLMs), and agentic AI. He has designed and deployed scalable AI systems across diverse sectors in industry and research, leveraging these technologies to automate workflows, enhance decision-making, and deliver actionable insights that drive business operations. Vishal will be a great addition to any team.

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Erick Katzenstein

Freelance OpenAI Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
United States
Toptal Member Since May 24, 2017

Erick is a full-stack engineer with exceptional velocity and an obsession for UX design. With 15 years of experience in engineering and design, his main areas of expertise include product development, 3D interaction, data visualization, and conversational AI (ChatGPT and Llama 2). Erick can build an entire product from scratch and looks forward to the next exciting project.

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Matty Hogan

Freelance OpenAI Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
United States
Toptal Member Since October 31, 2022

Matty is a serial entrepreneur, C-level officer of startups, and engineer who specializes in full-stack product development, particularly in Swift iOS. He's worked with numerous clients and startups to build their MVPs and accompanying back ends. Matty enjoys being part of a team and sharing a passion for challenging projects.

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Scotty Waggoner

Freelance OpenAI Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
United States
Toptal Member Since February 17, 2021

Scotty is an experienced full-stack developer who builds high-performance web and mobile applications with TypeScript, Node.js, Next.js, and React. He specializes in optimizing architectures, enhancing developer experience, and integrating AI-powered solutions. With a passion for problem-solving and user experience, Scotty delivers scalable, intelligent systems that drive real-world impact.

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Horia Mărgărit

Freelance OpenAI Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
United States
Toptal Member Since November 16, 2021

Horia's industry experience extends across digital health, consumer finance, internet search, engineering software, and transportation logistics. He has over 10 years of expertise applying AI methods and approaches to tackle businesses problems. Horia's predictions for business applications of AI have been featured in CIO magazine and Forbes. He earned a master of science degree in statistics at Stanford University and two BAs specializing in cognitive and computer science at UC Berkeley.

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Hakeem Abbas

Freelance OpenAI Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
United States
Toptal Member Since July 8, 2017

Hakeem is a Silicon Valley-based full-stack software engineer with a decade of engineering and programming experience. He excels at working with corporations, having developed products for Facebook and Microsoft. All in all, Hakeem is a full-stack developer with expertise in React, React Native, Node.js, Ruby on Rails, and Android Native.

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Selvan Rajan

Freelance OpenAI Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
United States
Toptal Member Since May 30, 2025

Selvan is a data scientist and AI/ML engineer with 20+ years of experience in enterprise product development. He is well-versed in Java, Python, Android, Swift, and Flutter. He is certified in GCP, AWS, Azure Cloud, AI Solution Architecture, and GenAI. Selvan's focus lies in driving transformative projects with societal and environmental impact at their core.

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