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Shiraz Hazel

Freelance PHP Developer

United KingdomToptal Member Since April 15, 2020

Shiraz is an AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate) and an IT consultant with over 13 years of experience in various industries that include enterprise-level ISP, a leading fintech startup, and an influential digital transformation consultancy. On whatever project Shiraz works on, he's always pursuing the best, especially in the areas of maintenance and improvement in security, performance, reliability, and resilience of online infrastructure.

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Christopher Riley

Freelance PHP Developer

United KingdomToptal Member Since May 19, 2020

Christopher has been a contractor for six years and has worked with medium and large-scale companies and government projects. His main focus is PHP and software architecture, but this often spills over into creating improvements throughout the delivery pipeline. Chris also speaks fairly regularly at PHP conferences on security and architecture topics as well as delivering training courses both at these events and to private clients.

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Andrew Wallis

Freelance PHP Developer

United KingdomToptal Member Since June 9, 2017

Andrew is a highly experienced software engineer who has worked in all stages of software development and been exposed to a variety of projects and team sizes. His forte is mobile app design and development. Andrew has produced a number of iOS and Android apps, and he has a deep understanding of the technologies used in both. He is extremely hard working and a talented developer with a friendly yet professional approach to delivering client work.

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Tom Lindley

Freelance PHP Developer

United KingdomToptal Member Since May 23, 2019

Tom has been a developer since he was 13—a hobby turned career. A lifelong ambition for "cool" software and the skills to deliver it mark Tom out as a leader in his field. He specializes in web application security and application architecture. He strives to build solid, well-thought-out software using PHP/Laravel, VueJS, Docker and is an experienced developer and CTO with a strong business understanding, which complements his technical skills.

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Steve Talbot

Freelance PHP Developer

United KingdomToptal Member Since March 25, 2019

Steve is a chartered engineer with over 15 years of experience in technical, commercial, and management roles across corporate and entrepreneurial environments. He has run a software consultancy since 2012, during which time he's been engaged as the technical co-founder of three startups. Steve is comfortable working with a broad range of open source technologies and with a Cambridge "starred first." has a strong academic background.

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Andy Inman

Freelance PHP Developer

United KingdomToptal Member Since November 14, 2013

An energetic, creative, and versatile individual with extensive experience gained through over 20 years in software and IT services, Andy has worked in a range of roles encompassing software development, team, business and product management, technical sales, and consulting. His current focus is web technology (applications, modules, APIs) built on the Drupal platform. Originally from London, Andy now lives in Derby, UK.

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Jake Noble

Freelance PHP Developer

United KingdomToptal Member Since March 10, 2015

Jake is an enthusiastic and highly skilled PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript developer from Derby, UK. He has been working with websites and web applications for over a decade and has proven his ability to create excellent web solutions for any client.

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David Smith

Freelance PHP Developer

United KingdomToptal Member Since June 18, 2017

David has been working as a professional software engineer for over a decade, with a focus on PHP. He has developed production software, configured infrastructure to run highly available systems, and architected applications from scratch. As a result, he is a well-rounded engineer. David has superb communication skills and has the ability to speak in terms his audience understands; an often underestimated trait of a software engineer.

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Stephen Poole

Freelance PHP Developer

United KingdomToptal Member Since April 25, 2016

Stephen is a cloud architect and DevOps engineer. He graduated from Oxford University in 2012 and since then, has worked as an in-house software engineer and, more recently, freelance. He has worked across the full-stack, but now predominantly works on solutions architecture and developing operational tools, automation, and deployment pipelines.

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Tom Robertshaw

Freelance PHP Developer

United KingdomToptal Member Since January 24, 2017

Tom is a seasoned Magento and PHP developer who's been working with the platform since studying Computer Science at the University of Bath in 2008. Since graduation, he's built an agency, giving him extensive experience in entrepreneurship and leadership in addition to development.

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Tripcents wouldn't exist without Toptal. Toptal Projects enabled us to rapidly develop our foundation with a product manager, lead developer, and senior designer. In just over 60 days we went from concept to Alpha. The speed, knowledge, expertise, and flexibility is second to none. The Toptal team were as part of tripcents as any in-house team member of tripcents. They contributed and took ownership of the development just like everyone else. We will continue to use Toptal. As a start up, they are our secret weapon.

Brantley Pace, CEO & Co-Founder

Tripcents

In addition to sharp technical skills, Faruk had a great attitude and is a really exceptional communicator. He always let us know where he was with his work, thoroughly and reliably. That's not always the case, and it made working remotely considerably easier. He was an easy integration into the team.

Leif Abraham, Co-Founder

AND CO Ventures Inc

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.

Paul Fenley, Director

K Dunn & Associates

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.

Ryan Rockefeller, CEO

Radeeus

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.

Jason Kulik, Co-Founder

ProHatch

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.

Stuart Pocknee , Principal

Site Specific Software Solutions

We used Toptal to hire a developer with extensive Amazon Web Services experience. We interviewed four candidates, one of which turned out to be a great fit for our requirements. The process was quick and effective.

Abner Guzmán Rivera, CTO and Chief Scientist

Photo Kharma

Sergio was an awesome developer to work with. Top notch, responsive, and got the work done efficiently.

Dennis Baldwin, Chief Technologist and Co-Founder

PriceBlink

Working with Marcin is a joy. He is competent, professional, flexible, and extremely quick to understand what is required and how to implement it.

André Fischer, CTO

POSTIFY

We needed a expert engineer who could start on our project immediately. Simanas exceeded our expectations with his work. Not having to interview and chase down an expert developer was an excellent time-saver and made everyone feel more comfortable with our choice to switch platforms to utilize a more robust language. Toptal made the process easy and convenient. Toptal is now the first place we look for expert-level help.

Derek Minor, Senior VP of Web Development

Networld Media Group

Toptal's developers and architects have been both very professional and easy to work with. The solution they produced was fairly priced and top quality, reducing our time to launch. Thanks again, Toptal.

Jeremy Wessels, CEO

Kognosi

We had a great experience with Toptal. They paired us with the perfect developer for our application and made the process very easy. It was also easy to extend beyond the initial time frame, and we were able to keep the same contractor throughout our project. We definitely recommend Toptal for finding high quality talent quickly and seamlessly.

Ryan Morrissey, CTO

Applied Business Technologies, LLC

I'm incredibly impressed with Toptal. Our developer communicates with me every day, and is a very powerful coder. He's a true professional and his work is just excellent. 5 stars for Toptal.

Pietro Casoar, CEO

Ronin Play Pty Ltd

Working with Toptal has been a great experience. Prior to using them, I had spent quite some time interviewing other freelancers and wasn't finding what I needed. After engaging with Toptal, they matched me up with the perfect developer in a matter of days. The developer I'm working with not only delivers quality code, but he also makes suggestions on things that I hadn't thought of. It's clear to me that Amaury knows what he is doing. Highly recommended!

George Cheng, CEO

Bulavard, Inc.

As a Toptal qualified front-end developer, I also run my own consulting practice. When clients come to me for help filling key roles on their team, Toptal is the only place I feel comfortable recommending. Toptal's entire candidate pool is the best of the best. Toptal is the best value for money I've found in nearly half a decade of professional online work.

Ethan Brooks, CTO

Langlotz Patent & Trademark Works, Inc.

In Higgle's early days, we needed the best-in-class developers, at affordable rates, in a timely fashion. Toptal delivered!

Lara Aldag, CEO

Higgle

Toptal makes finding a candidate extremely easy and gives you peace-of-mind that they have the skills to deliver. I would definitely recommend their services to anyone looking for highly-skilled developers.

Michael Gluckman, Data Manager

Mxit

Toptal’s ability to rapidly match our project with the best developers was just superb. The developers have become part of our team, and I’m amazed at the level of professional commitment each of them has demonstrated. For those looking to work remotely with the best engineers, look no further than Toptal.

Laurent Alis, Founder

Livepress

Toptal makes finding qualified engineers a breeze. We needed an experienced ASP.NET MVC architect to guide the development of our start-up app, and Toptal had three great candidates for us in less than a week. After making our selection, the engineer was online immediately and hit the ground running. It was so much faster and easier than having to discover and vet candidates ourselves.

Jeff Kelly, Co-Founder

Concerted Solutions

We needed some short-term work in Scala, and Toptal found us a great developer within 24 hours. This simply would not have been possible via any other platform.

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Within days, we'll introduce you to the right PHP developer for your project. Average time to match is under 24 hours.
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Work with your new PHP developer for a trial period (pay only if satisfied), ensuring they're the right fit before starting the engagement.

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