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Maximilian Hopf

Freelance Software Developer
Verified Expert ​in Engineering
United Kingdom
Toptal Member Since June 4, 2019

Max is a data science and machine learning expert specializing in deep learning and natural language processing. He is an expert in the finance and healthcare domains. He helped build one of Germany's most highly funded fintechs and successfully founded his own AI company in London. Max also built and led the data team of Garner Health for one of the most successful US healthtech companies, scaling the team from one to 25 people and more than $100 million in annual revenue.

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Colan Walsh

Freelance Software Developer
Verified Expert ​in Engineering
United Kingdom
Toptal Member Since March 3, 2020

Colan is an experienced senior financial quantitative developer and researcher with experience across various asset classes and trading venues. He has a multidisciplinary background, having worked in quant development, quant research, and derivatives trading for multiple investment banks and hedge funds. Colan has built and managed teams of quant researchers from the ground up on numerous occasions.

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Alex Bezhan

Freelance Software Developer
Verified Expert ​in Engineering
United Kingdom
Toptal Member Since March 11, 2015

Alex is a polyglot software engineer with a proven record of building complex systems in banking, trading, gaming, and media. He co-founded AMS Pilot, the agency that manages Amazon brands, currently with $20 million under management. Alex also created custom software that helps Amazon brands scale.

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Niels Andriesse

Freelance Software Developer
Verified Expert ​in Engineering
United Kingdom
Toptal Member Since April 5, 2016

Niels has a strong focus on entrepreneurial ventures and a natural aptitude for software engineering. He taught himself programming during his aerospace engineering studies, where he used his skills to develop powerful structural analysis and orbit design tools. Niels has since been a major part of multiple world-class startups, building and shipping high-end consumer-facing iOS and Android applications using languages such as Swift, Kotlin, JavaScript, Rust, and Python.

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Vasilis Kortsimelidis

Freelance Software Developer
Verified Expert ​in Engineering
United Kingdom
Toptal Member Since October 4, 2017

Vasilis is a front-end expert who specializes in React development. He strives to provide the best user experience through pixel-perfect, accessible, and fast user interfaces. He has worked at a startup, digital agencies, and ASOS, a company with a £4 billion revenue and millions of page views per hour. Vasilis is a proficient developer who can work effectively with other developers, designers, and product managers while mentoring others.

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Ben Carey

Freelance Software Developer
Verified Expert ​in Engineering
United Kingdom
Toptal Member Since March 6, 2018

With over twenty years of development experience, accompanied by over a decade of building and consulting with tech startups, Ben is a seasoned veteran who brings an abundance of specialized skills. He was vice president of partnerships and product strategy at one of Europe's leading startup accelerators for over two years. The combination of coding and strategic experience that Ben brings is unrivaled.

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Igor Pejic

Freelance Software Developer
Verified Expert ​in Engineering
United Kingdom
Toptal Member Since April 2, 2018

Igor is an experienced CTO with over seven years of development expertise. He has a master's degree in artificial intelligence and enjoys the utilization of machine learning in software development. Igor prefers to work on scalability and performance-intensive projects. He holds a work authorization for the UK as a Global Talent visa holder and in the EU as an EU citizen.

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Pedro Freitas

Freelance Software Developer
Verified Expert ​in Engineering
United Kingdom
Toptal Member Since September 6, 2019

Along with an MSc in computer science, Pedro is a senior full-stack engineer with 15 years of experience working for companies of all sizes, from small startups to large public companies in the US and Europe. He's an excellent communicator and a methodical engineer who strives to create efficient, well-tested, and maintainable code. Pedro joined Toptal to use his Ruby expertise to help companies worldwide solve problems.

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Giovanni Mazza

Freelance Software Developer
Verified Expert ​in Engineering
United Kingdom
Toptal Member Since January 29, 2020

Gianni has over 20 years of experience developing applications with the LAMP stack and over 15 years with Ruby on Rails. Currently, he works for an edtech company based in London as a technical architect, tasked to re-architect the platform from an old monolith app to a modern stack using cutting-edge technologies. He communicates exceptionally well in Italian and English; his strengths are efficiency, competence, and organizational skills within a teamwork and on his own.

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Geoffrey Bergeret

Freelance Software Developer
Verified Expert ​in Engineering
United Kingdom
Toptal Member Since April 6, 2020

Geoffrey is a dedicated, knowledgeable, and highly productive DevOps engineer. He has experience in infrastructure, security, and cloud architecture but also fully embodies product thinking and lean development. Geoffrey moved to work as a consultant to share his expertise and help smaller businesses improve their cloud infrastructure until they are ready to grow their team with an in-house specialist.

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Michael Perju

Freelance Software Developer
Verified Expert ​in Engineering
United Kingdom
Toptal Member Since July 29, 2021

Michael has a degree in AI with a strong background in algorithms and data structures. He was a researcher at the Royal Holloway University of London, delivered a paper titled "Disentangled Representation Learning," and led projects for clients such as Bosch, the Mayor of London, and GLAs Greater London Authorities. He has worked with professors from universities such as UCL and Pittsburgh for UK, EU, US, and African cities on projects from data science, to government, Healthtech, and IoT.

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I am more than pleased with our experience with Toptal. The professional I got to work with was on the phone with me within a couple of hours. I knew after discussing my project with him that he was the candidate I wanted. I hired him immediately and he wasted no time in getting to my project, even going the extra mile by adding some great design elements that enhanced our overall look.

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Toptal understood our project needs immediately. We were matched with an exceptional freelancer from Argentina who, from Day 1, immersed himself in our industry, blended seamlessly with our team, understood our vision, and produced top-notch results. Toptal makes connecting with superior developers and programmers very easy.

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As a small company with limited resources we can't afford to make expensive mistakes. Toptal provided us with an experienced programmer who was able to hit the ground running and begin contributing immediately. It has been a great experience and one we'd repeat again in a heartbeat.

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