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Derek Owens-Oas

Freelance Database Developer
United States
Toptal Member Since January 21, 2020

Derek has a PhD in statistical science from Duke and has worked as a data scientist and software developer at Xylem. He's the founder of Tech Smart Magic. Published in the Journal of Classification and a TA of the year, he's an expert in research and teaching. He provides interactive apps, visualizations, and reports. Derek's Python and R programming, top AI and ML methods, and ability to communicate make him an asset to any company. His specialties include text data and online social networks.

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Nicholas Ecton

Freelance Database Developer
United States
Toptal Member Since September 9, 2022

Nick is a self-taught full-stack developer with years of experience in leading engineering teams and developing software for startups. His talents and passions have always aligned with the fast-paced do-it-yourself mindset of early startup culture. His most recent success includes onboarding as a founding engineer and eventually leading the company to an M&A exit as a director of engineering.

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Andu Nguyen

Freelance Database Developer
United States
Toptal Member Since November 5, 2021

Andu is a seasoned software engineer and technology leader with nine years of experience, including five years as a senior engineer at Tesla. He has owned and led technical projects from start to finish, including designing, developing, and deploying platforms to support machine learning models. Andu excels at working on complex projects across multiple teams, owning major technical decisions and tradeoffs, delivering excellent customer experiences, and proactively managing conflicts.

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Peter Daniels

Freelance Database Developer
United States
Toptal Member Since September 18, 2023

Peter is a seasoned data platform expert specializing in the Microsoft stack, including Azure. With skills ranging from data architecture and engineering to database administration and development, his 29 years of experience, multiple certifications, and passion for learning set him apart in addressing clients' diverse data requirements. Most recently, Peter helped a growing company migrate their on-premise data and AI estate into Azure as part of an ERP migration to Microsoft Dynamics 365.

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Mikhail Fishzon

Freelance Database Developer
United States
Toptal Member Since June 22, 2022

Mikhail is an alumnus of Google and Lyft and a data engineer who enjoys turning real-life business problems into scalable data platforms. Over the last two decades, he has helped companies architect, build, and maintain performance-optimized databases and data pipelines. Mikhail is knowledgeable in database optimization techniques and has achieved a 99% increase in slow-running query performance.

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Henrik Sergoyan

Freelance Database Developer
Germany
Toptal Member Since November 5, 2021

Henrik is a data scientist with over eight years of experience specializing in natural language processing, focusing on GenAI and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) solutions. He excels in building end-to-end data solutions, including data collection, processing, analytics, reporting, and deployment. Proficient in SQL and NoSQL databases, Henrik combines strong project management skills with innovative problem-solving to deliver exceptional results.

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Michael Truog

Freelance Database Developer
United States
Toptal Member Since April 4, 2016

Michael is a top architect, engineer, developer, and entrepreneur with a proven ability to develop efficient, scalable, and fault-tolerant server solutions for complex problems. He has extensive experience and skills with all levels of software and architecture.

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Pablo Estrada

Freelance Database Developer
United States
Toptal Member Since June 2, 2021

Pablo is a software engineer with experience with many big data technologies, primarily Apache Beam, but also BigQuery, Kafka, Flink and Spark, PubSub, and Kinesis. He worked as an open-source developer on Apache Beam and thus comprehends it deeply. He helped many Beam community members onboard and written various integrations. Pablo believes good software starts from good testing and good observability. If we build systems starting from that, we can get more reliable results.

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Woonchan Cho

Freelance Database Developer
United States
Toptal Member Since May 16, 2022

Woonchan is a self-motivated full-stack developer and data analyst with over 10 years of experience managing, developing, and maintaining various systems using React, Java, Spring, and Node.js. He is swift in adapting to different roles and new settings and handles vague requirements precisely.

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Jana Dodson

Freelance Database Developer
United States
Toptal Member Since May 20, 2022

In her more than eight years of experience, Jana has worked at both small and large companies and has been through many stages of growth. She has also collaborated with people across the tech industry, including executives, designers, product managers, engineers, business leaders, and marketers. Jana's job is to take loosely defined problems, design robust solutions, and find the quickest path to implementation while ensuring the solution is never a "black box" for the client.

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Brian Mason

Freelance Database Developer
United States
Toptal Member Since September 19, 2022

Brian is an engineer always seeking to understand and foster improvements. He specializes in various technologies, including JavaScript, PHP, Vue, React, Node.js, and MySQL. He has a good facility with technology but cares more about people and considers programming as teaching machines to serve humans better. Brian offers a broad and deep experience, a strong intellect, a calm demeanor, and a focus on value creation.

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A Hiring Guide

Guide to Hiring a Great Database Developer

In today’s data-driven market, the demand for expert database developers is at an all-time high. Businesses know it is crucial to find skilled developers to design and maintain secure databases while streamlining operations and optimizing database processes. This guide explains what skills and experience to look for in an ideal candidate, and offers sample interview questions and answers to help you find the best database developers for your project.

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How to Hire Database Developers Near Portland

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A Toptal director of engineering will work with you to understand your goals, technical needs, and team dynamics.
2

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

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