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Lawrence Zhou

Freelance PHP Developer

United StatesFreelance PHP Developer at Toptal Since June 27, 2018

Lawrence is a software developer and quantitative analyst with over 12 years of experience in software development and quantitative modeling. He's worked at Citigroup, Traxis Partners, as well as co-founding a Y-Combinator funded startup. Lawrence prefers projects that use both his financial and programming backgrounds, but he also enjoys working with and analyzing data—either in analysis, visualization, or machine learning.

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Brett Porcelli

Freelance PHP Developer

United StatesFreelance PHP Developer at Toptal Since September 18, 2019

Brett has nine years of web development experience with the past six years spent honing his skills with WordPress plugins and themes. He's an expert in WooCommerce and is the author of the Simple Sales Tax plugin, a popular sales tax compliance solution for WooCommerce. Brett understands the importance of excellent communication, prides himself on producing high-quality code, and is comfortable working solo or as part of a team.

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Loren Timothy Rice

Freelance PHP Developer

United StatesFreelance PHP Developer at Toptal Since September 6, 2019

Loren is a full-stack web development professional with over 15 years of experience, including a background in graphic design. He's fluent in PHP, JavaScript, jQuery, SQL, HTML, SASS/CSS as well as Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Captivate. Loren also has extensive experience in WordPress, eZ Publish, building custom content management systems, and developing in ColdFusion and ActionScript.

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Emil Huseynaliev

Freelance PHP Developer

United StatesFreelance PHP Developer at Toptal Since April 26, 2019

Emil is a senior engineer with eight years of experience in the software development field who loves solving problems by writing code and learning new things along the way. He enjoys mentoring others and discussing technical problems and solutions to move company products and teams forward.

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An Rodriguez

Freelance PHP Developer

United StatesFreelance PHP Developer at Toptal Since December 9, 2018

An is a quick and deep learner and a versatile developer specializing in AWS, DevOps, Python, PHP, and automation. He is the type of engineer who eats problems for breakfast, automates and optimizes processes for lunch, and for dessert, he finds a good challenge very appetizing.

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Sean Shillo

Freelance PHP Developer

United StatesFreelance PHP Developer at Toptal Since February 26, 2020

Sean is a senior full-stack developer and architect who has delivered many web and mobile projects, including ones that needed to be robust enough to process heavy data workloads. He's worked with several front-end and back-end frameworks including but not limited to Python, Ruby, JavaScript, TypeScript, Rails, Django, Node.js, and PostgreSQL. Sean's worked both as an individual and as a manager, and he's capable of contributing quickly with little guidance as well as advising on best practices.

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McKinley Stacker IV

Freelance PHP Developer

United StatesFreelance PHP Developer at Toptal Since June 16, 2016

McKinley is an experienced PHP/WordPress developer with a demonstrated history of working in the real estate, healthcare, media, IT security, and education industries. He's skilled in object-oriented programming, SQL, back-end, and front-end development. McKinley is a strong engineering professional with a degree from Stony Brook University.

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Nicholas Wakeman

Freelance PHP Developer

United StatesFreelance PHP Developer at Toptal Since July 28, 2017

Nick's been architecting and developing applications for over a decade, working in both PHP and Python. In addition to a rich full-stack skill set, his business acumen and ability to communicate effectively with clients and stakeholders regardless of their technical knowledge sets him apart from the rest. Over the last few years, he's especially enjoyed being able to do some exceptional work in both enterprise applications and interface design.

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Stephen Englert

Freelance PHP Developer

United StatesFreelance PHP Developer at Toptal Since January 10, 2017

Stephen is a technologist, architect, and dedicated full-stack software developer. He has over 10 years of web software development experience specializing in taking PHP and LAMP based applications from the idea stages to full scale, high traffic ready, deployment-ready, and maintainable professional web apps. His ability to work anywhere within the stack and his experience with cloud and DevOps practices makes him a good fit with any team.

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Lonny Kapelushnik

Freelance PHP Developer

United StatesFreelance PHP Developer at Toptal Since March 8, 2016

With nine years of professional programming experience, Lonny has worked with companies of all sizes from start-ups to large corporations. He has built several digital products from scratch and contributed to building and debugging features on existing, high-traffic products.

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Michael Foss

Freelance PHP Developer

United StatesFreelance PHP Developer at Toptal Since June 20, 2019

Michael has created LAMP eCommerce sites, React sites, React Native applications, and Node servers for top-tier international companies. With his fantastic communication and leadership skills, he has led teams of developers from 2-10. His most attractive attribute is his attention to detail, followed closely by his demand for quality. He has significant experience working in the fashion and beauty industry.

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Guide to Hiring a Great PHP Developer

While many can legitimately claim to "know" PHP, those who are true experts in the language are capable of producing software that is much more scalable, functional, robust, and maintainable. This guide offers a sampling of effective questions to help evaluate the breadth and depth of a candidate's mastery of PHP.

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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

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.

Franco Arda, Co-Founder

WhatAdsWork.com

Toptal offers a no-compromise solution to businesses undergoing rapid development and scale. Every engineer we've contracted through Toptal has quickly integrated into our team and held their work to the highest standard of quality while maintaining blazing development speed.

Greg Kimball, Co-Founder

nifti.com

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A Toptal director of engineering will work with you to understand your goals, technical needs, and team dynamics.
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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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    All of our talent are seasoned experts who ramp up quickly, readily contribute as core team members, and work with you to minimize onboarding time.

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    We have a knack for matching you with the right fit. Start working with your new hire on a no-risk trial period, paying only if satisfied.

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    Hire in under 2 weeks and scale your team up or down as needed, no strings attached.

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    We handle all aspects of billing, payments, and NDA’s. Let us take care of the overhead while you focus on building great products.

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    Choose the engagement type that suits your needs — hourly, part-time, or full-time — with the ability to change anytime.

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    Focus on your project and enjoy support from your dedicated account executive and expert talent matcher.

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