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James Cahall
Freelance OpenGL Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
United States
Toptal Member Since October 17, 2016
James is a results-driven, can-do, and entrepreneurial engineer with 15 years of C-level experience and 20+ years of professional engineering. He consistently delivers successful bleeding-edge products to support business goals. He's an architect in innovative tech initiatives that add to and accelerate business revenue streams. He's the architect and lead developer of OTTera, Inc., a white-label OTT provider servicing 100+ OTT services and 2000+ Linear Channels used by over 500 million users.
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Tomasz Sikora
Freelance OpenGL Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
Mexico
Toptal Member Since December 2, 2015
Tomasz is a software developer with a broad range of professional experience and a background in computational physics and science. He is proficient in Java, native Android app development, numerical simulations, and data analysis. Tomasz is always interested in learning state-of-the-art technologies and has a passion for algorithms, data structures, and the functional programming paradigm (Haskell and Clojure).
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Viktor Kyriazakos
Freelance OpenGL Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
Greece
Toptal Member Since April 22, 2019
Viktor is a results-driven and multidisciplinary professional with exceptional logical and analytical skills. He has more than five years of experience in augmented and mixed reality, computer vision, and graphics for mobile platforms. Having delivered many successful projects in AR and R&D, he is eager to take on new projects that will leverage and expand his ML and AI skillsets.
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Nilson Souto
Freelance OpenGL Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
Panama
Toptal Member Since February 19, 2013
Nilson started programming in C/C++ after playing video games for the first time at a young age. Over the last few years, he has worked on iOS applications mostly, and he's now focusing on game development, computer graphics, physics simulation, and vehicle simulation. He's also a 2D/3D technical artist.
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Ken Kania
Freelance OpenGL Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
United States
Toptal Member Since January 22, 2021
Ken started C/C++ programming in secondary school in order to make computer games. This enabled him to land internships at NASA and Microsoft while attending Virginia Tech. After graduation, he worked at Google for 10 years as a member of the Chrome and Search teams, developing cross-platform desktop applications, web apps, and distributed systems.
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Ricardo Costa
Freelance OpenGL Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
Brazil
Toptal Member Since September 12, 2018
A professional developer for over 18 years, Ricardo focuses on game development (including VR/AR/XR), artificial intelligence (LLMs and agentic systems), and cloud / client-server systems. He is also an Unreal Engine expert with 10 years of experience. Ricardo is passionate about cutting-edge technology, optimizing complex systems, and creating real-time, high-performance software.
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Godeffroy Valet
Freelance OpenGL Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
Belgium
Toptal Member Since January 5, 2021
Godeffroy is an expert in C++ development and software architecture who excels at producing efficient and maintainable software quickly. His experience includes VR, 3D engines, robotics, deep learning, math, and physics. Godeffroy graduated from the best engineering school in France. He continuously expands his knowledge and capabilities and helps others increase their knowledge and skills.
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Yakir Elkayam
Freelance OpenGL Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
Israel
Toptal Member Since November 9, 2020
Yakir is a C++ developer and systems architect with two decades of experience and deep expertise in application programming and 3D game development. He has worked as a freelancer for 17 years, mainly with startup companies in Israel. Yakir has developed several products that have a global reach, including a game engine that's used by millions of math students worldwide.
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Camille Potard
Freelance OpenGL Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
France
Toptal Member Since February 23, 2021
Camille is a senior software developer with 20 years of experience building desktop applications for notable clients, such as E-on software, Hitachi, and Alstom. His primary expertise includes C, C++, Python, and real-time technologies with 3D software, in railway, power, video, imaging, and web domains. Camille thrives in remote environments with small or medium-sized teams.
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Arvind Umrao
Freelance OpenGL Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
India
Toptal Member Since March 15, 2024
Arvind is a senior engineer with 20+ years of experience in audio/video streaming, digital signal processing, C/C++, Python, and MATLAB. He has worked in the US and Canada and with companies like Johnson Controls, Cisco, Sun Microsystems, Oracle, Samsung, Intel, Motorola, Autodesk, and HP. Arvind is currently associated with startups, also contributing expertise in U-Boot, the Linux kernel, AI, deep neural networks, AR/VR, the MIPS microprocessor architecture, and advanced RISC machines.
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David Butler
Freelance OpenGL Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
United Kingdom
Toptal Member Since July 6, 2021
David has nearly two decades of experience as an engineer (C++ and OpenGL), web developer, and mobile app developer. Over the course of his career, he has served as the CTO of a small logistics startup (seven years) and contracted for a large church, improving their website and media offering (two years).
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OpenGL developers specialize in cross-platform graphics programming and 3D visualization. With expertise in rendering pipelines and shader languages, they build visually stunning, interactive applications for gaming, simulation, and scientific visualization. Their work delivers real-time performance without sacrificing platform independence, powering immersive and responsive experiences across desktop, mobile, and embedded environments.
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Shaders transform raw geometry and lighting data into expressive, real-time visuals, making them essential to both aesthetics and runtime efficiency. Toptal OpenGL developers write and optimize vertex, fragment, geometry, tessellation, and compute shaders in GLSL, fine-tuning them for efficiency across pipeline stages and minimizing divergences.
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Graphics behavior can vary widely across hardware, making compatibility a critical concern in OpenGL development. Our OpenGL developers rigorously test across GPU vendors and configurations, implement extension checks, and build fallback paths to ensure visual consistency and stable performance across diverse systems.
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Advanced rendering effects often rely on offscreen techniques to decouple visual processing from the main framebuffer. Toptal OpenGL developers configure framebuffer objects (FBOs), render-to-texture pipelines, and multipass rendering workflows to support GPU-intensive effects such as postprocessing, shadow mapping, and environment reflections.
Pipeline Hazard Mitigation and Synchronization
Performance bottlenecks often stem from poor coordination between GPU and CPU execution. Our OpenGL programmers carefully manage synchronization primitives, buffer mappings, and pipeline stages to prevent blocking and sustain reliable frame pacing, even under demanding rendering conditions.
OpenGL Debugging and Validation
Effective debugging is essential for identifying subtle performance issues and state management errors in complex graphics pipelines. Our OpenGL developers use tools like
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OpenGL rendering often needs to operate within broader application ecosystems, including game engines and cross-platform toolkits. Our OpenGL developers integrate graphics workflows into environments like SDL, GLFW, or custom UI frameworks, where rendering must operate reliably alongside input handling and platform abstraction layers.
Advanced Rendering Feature Development
Modern applications demand visual realism and dynamic effects that push the limits of traditional pipelines. Toptal OpenGL developers implement advanced techniques such as physically based rendering (PBR), screen-space reflections, real-time shadows, and post-processing to deliver immersive visuals that elevate the overall user experience.
Performance Profiling and Optimization
Sustaining high framerates requires deep insight into GPU workloads, CPU timing, and memory throughput. Our OpenGL programmers use profiling tools to identify rendering bottlenecks and to optimize draw calls, scene complexity, instancing, and level-of-detail strategies to achieve smooth, consistent performance.
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Typically, you can hire OpenGL developers with Toptal in about 48 hours. For larger teams of talent or full end-to-end project delivery, timelines may vary. Our talent matchers are highly skilled in the same fields they’re matching in—they’re not recruiters or HR reps. They’ll work with you to understand your goals, technical needs, and team dynamics, and match you with ideal candidates from our vetted global talent network.
Once you select your OpenGL programmer, you’ll have a no-risk trial period to ensure they’re the perfect fit. Our matching process has a 98% trial-to-hire rate, so you can rest assured that you’re getting the best fit every time.
To hire the right OpenGL developer, it’s important to evaluate a candidate’s experience, technical skills, and communication skills. You’ll also want to consider the fit with your particular industry, company, and project. Toptal’s rigorous screening process ensures that every member of our network has excellent experience and skills, and our team will match you with the perfect OpenGL developers for your project.
At Toptal, we thoroughly screen our OpenGL programmers to ensure we only match you with the highest caliber of talent. Of the more than 200,000 people who apply to join the Toptal network each year, fewer than 3% make the cut.
In addition to screening for industry-leading expertise, we also assess candidates’ language and interpersonal skills to ensure that you have a smooth working relationship.
When you hire OpenGL developers with Toptal, you’ll always work with world-class, custom-matched OpenGL developers ready to help you achieve your goals.
You can hire OpenGL programmers on an hourly, part-time, or full-time basis. Toptal can also manage the project end-to-end based on your specific requirements as part of our Consulting and Services offerings. Whether you hire a OpenGL developer for a full- or part-time position, you’ll have the control and flexibility to scale your team up or down as your needs evolve. Our OpenGL developers can fully integrate into your existing team for a seamless working experience.
We make sure that each engagement between you and your OpenGL developer begins with a trial period of up to two weeks. This means that you have time to confirm the engagement will be successful. If you’re completely satisfied with the results, we’ll bill you for the time and continue the engagement for as long as you’d like. If you’re not completely satisfied, you won’t be billed. From there, we can either part ways, or we can provide you with another OpenGL developer who may be a better fit and with whom we will begin a second, no-risk trial.
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