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Kevin Howard

Freelance Game Developer

United States

Toptal Member Since May 25, 2021

Kevin is a software engineer with 25 years of experience focusing on mobile applications, cloud computing, operating system design, and server management. He's proud of his proven track record of building and leading engineering teams in full-stack mobile and web products in multiple industries. At work, Kevin is recognized for his ability to deliver winning cross-platform solutions in cutting-edge technology areas across geographically dispersed project teams.

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Charles Russell

Freelance Game Developer

United States

Toptal Member Since August 12, 2021

Charles is a full-stack developer with 10+ years of experience and degrees in design and development. He has expert C# and JavaScript knowledge, industry standards, and best practices. Charles won multiple service awards and promotions for outstanding expertise and discipline as a communications sergeant in the US Army, managing information technology for 100+ users. As the founder of his own company, Charles understands how to deliver successful projects from start to finish.

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Stephen Green

Freelance Game Developer

United States

Toptal Member Since June 19, 2022

Stephen is a professional software engineer and game developer with years of experience writing code in the highly-regulated slot gaming industry. He's well-versed in C# and Unity development. He has written apps using other technologies like Windows Forms and WPF projects, front-end frameworks with JavaScript, TypeScript, and PixiJS, and has managed evaluation engines with C++ native. His background in leading teams of developers has honed his skills in project management and communication.

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Sebastian Janisz

Freelance Game Developer

United States

Toptal Member Since February 25, 2017

Sebastian is a rockstar programmer with two decades of programming experience in games and tech, including many solo indie games. He has worked with Disney multiple times, for whom he was tasked with their highest priority R&D projects (including tracking for Jedi Challenges AR, which other experts claimed was impossible). He codes many times faster than normal and is suited for problems that are too difficult, tedious, or time-sensitive for other programmers (especially in game development).

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Chetan Surpur

Freelance Game Developer

United States

Toptal Member Since October 7, 2019

Chetan is an entrepreneur with nearly a decade of professional experience in software engineering. He has founded a mobile gaming company and released two games, one of which has over 6 million downloads on iOS and Android. Chetan was previously an engineer and researcher at a cutting-edge AI company, and the first engineering hire at a social mobile startup. He can fit easily into any project, delivering products that surprise and delight.

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Vadim Dagman

Freelance Game Developer

United States

Toptal Member Since August 8, 2013

Vadim is a seasoned freelance software developer, architect, technical manager, and entrepreneur with over 25 years of professional experience. He has built many complex world-class software products from start to finish, spanning numerous platforms. He has worked both individually and as a group leader.

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Timothy Mensch

Freelance Game Developer

United States

Toptal Member Since August 5, 2020

Tim is a senior software architect/engineer generalist. He has built the technology stack for multiple startups from the ground up. Tim also has experience rescuing projects and turning train wrecks into successful launches. He has worked in many domains, including retail, banking, the Internet of Things, high-performance servers, machine learning, gamification, and scalable application server design. He has worked with cloud servers from AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure.

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Matthew Keas

Freelance Game Developer

United States

Toptal Member Since April 28, 2015

Matthew is a machine learning and generative ML expert working as a full-time engineer at Google (Cloud org). He is an accredited ML leader at Google. Matthew has a background in distributed and highly available systems, app development, and multi-cloud architectures.

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Christopher Kroll

Freelance Game Developer

United States

Toptal Member Since August 23, 2022

Chris is a full-stack Unity developer with 10+ years of experience developing for various platforms and genres. He combines a diverse skillset in art, design, mathematics, and coding to bring complex ideas from vision to reality. Chris is willing to embrace new challenging projects where he can partner with people who share his passion for game development.

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Matthew Knippen

Freelance Game Developer

United States

Toptal Member Since October 30, 2013

Matthew has been building iPhone and iPad applications since the release of the iPhone SDK in 2008, working on over 60 applications in his career. He holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from the Illinois Institute of Technology. His best strengths are Native iOS development and product development and management.

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Jeffrey Bennett

Freelance Game Developer

United States

Toptal Member Since July 1, 2019

Jeffrey has over a decade of experience developing software. He takes great pride in his versatility as a full-stack developer. As a freelancer, Jeffrey has a depth of knowledge from working on projects ranging from game development in Unity, mobile development for iOS and Android, web applications using Node.js and cloud technologies like AWS and Azure, and cutting-edge XR apps.

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Guide to Hiring a Great Game Developer

Game developers transform creative visions into immersive, interactive experiences by blending cutting-edge technology with innovative design. In this guide, we highlight key characteristics that set top game developers apart, offer tips for finding the right candidate to meet your needs, and lay out some of the most important questions to ask during the interview process.

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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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The developers I was paired with were incredible -- smart, driven, and responsive. It used to be hard to find quality engineers and consultants. Now it isn't.

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