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Mike Ree

Freelance Software Developer
Verified Expert ​in Engineering
United States
Toptal Member Since October 26, 2018

For over 15 years, Mike has offered search, analytics, real-time distributed big data processing, and custom natural language processing (NLP) solutions for over fifty Fortune 500 companies. His clients have included government agencies, airlines, banks, law firms, pharmaceutical companies, medical insurance agencies, as well as some of the biggest names in technology.

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Madelyn Douglas

Freelance Software Developer
Verified Expert ​in Engineering
United States
Toptal Member Since July 25, 2024

Madelyn is a full-stack developer and technical writer specializing in mobile development, AR/VR, games, and data ethics. As a software engineer at Meta, she worked on various products, including the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, Facebook News Feed, and Meta VR store. Madelyn is the former lead editor for the Toptal Engineering Blog. Her writing on technology and data ethics, which has focused on AI, AR/VR, and brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), has won awards and been published by the IEEE.

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Asma Yasin

Freelance Software Developer
Verified Expert ​in Engineering
United States
Toptal Member Since August 10, 2021

Asma is a software engineer with eight years of experience specializing in web and mobile app development. She's worked on multiple critical and sensitive governmental projects and delivered high-quality apps with 225,000+ users. You can rely on her attention to detail and her ability to stretch and work outside her comfort zone, whatever the project. Asma is passionate about her field and enjoys learning cutting-edge technologies and leveraging them to get the best product possible.

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Lu Jiang

Freelance Software Developer
Verified Expert ​in Engineering
United States
Toptal Member Since January 2, 2020

Lu is an experienced technologist with over a decade of engineering expertise spanning education, healthcare, and other industries. She is skilled at quickly adopting new tools and languages to build scalable, reliable software. Analytical by nature, with a strategic mindset and a drive to refine workflows, Lu solves complex problems and develops systems that support long-term impact in learning and healthcare environments.

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Alec Peters

Freelance Software Developer
Verified Expert ​in Engineering
United States
Toptal Member Since March 26, 2018

Alec works at the intersection of data and software development. With over four years of professional software development experience, he primarily focuses on writing full-stack web applications and data processing pipelines in various technologies including Python and .NET. He also is experienced in data analysis and telling stories with interactive visualizations, dashboards, and reports.

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Derek Owens-Oas

Freelance Software Developer
Verified Expert ​in Engineering
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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Ryan Moelter

Freelance Software Developer
Verified Expert ​in Engineering
United States
Toptal Member Since May 24, 2022

Ryan is an independent native mobile app developer excited about building high-quality experiences that better people's lives. He combines his more than 10 years of professional technical expertise, experience with UX and UI design, and obsessive attention to detail to bring ideas to life.

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Ramy Fekry

Freelance Software Developer
Verified Expert ​in Engineering
United States
Toptal Member Since January 6, 2025

Ramy is an adept back-end and machine learning expert and a seasoned software engineer adept at navigating intricate technical environments. He spearheads cutting-edge machine learning projects while leveraging his expertise in Python programming and enterprise software solutions. With a wealth of firsthand experience, Ramy crafts solutions for large-scale and innovative projects, showcasing a proven ability to deliver sophisticated results.

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Ram Verma

Freelance Software Developer
Verified Expert ​in Engineering
United States
Toptal Member Since July 22, 2021

Ram has over four years of professional experience architecting and leading the development of engineering solutions with an emphasis on object-oriented design and software infrastructure debugging. He specializes in Java and Python back-end development of large-scale systems, cloud migrations, microservices, and data pipeline processes. Ram's expertise includes developing business plans and requirements specifications and leading technical projects with strong inter-team communication.

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Timur Catakli

Freelance Software Developer
Verified Expert ​in Engineering
United States
Toptal Member Since March 25, 2025

Timur is a front-end developer passionate about shaping a product from vision to design, architecture, services, and features. He excels in dynamic environments where uncertainty, evolving requirements, and incomplete features are the norm. With a keen focus on project organization, collaboration, development tooling, deployment, and performance strategies, Timur continuously researches, refines, and implements best practices to drive efficiency and innovation.

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Aki Iskandar

Freelance Software Developer
Verified Expert ​in Engineering
United States
Toptal Member Since November 22, 2024

Aki is a highly motivated, results-driven senior full-stack developer with 27 years of diverse experience, including tenure at Microsoft. The co-author of the best-selling book "Web Development with Angular and Bootstrap," he is skillful at designing, developing, and implementing intricate software solutions across multiple programming languages and web frameworks. Aki is also known for exceptional problem-solving skills and a collaborative leadership style in guiding development teams.

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