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Daniel Trinh

Freelance Smart Contract Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
UTC-08:00
United States
Toptal Member Since March 24, 2022

I am a lead Solidity developer with five years of experience in development and four in Blockchain. I specialize in EVM protocols, decentralized finance, and NFTs. I have built several products within the space, such as a Crowdfunding Protocol, a 200MM Stablecoin Protocol, an automated on-chain trading engine, and several NFT apps on Ethereum. I am constantly learning about new projects, best practices, and design patterns in the EVM and blockchain protocol space.

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Imi Kim

Freelance Smart Contract Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
UTC-07:00
Canada
Toptal Member Since August 21, 2022

Imi is a seasoned developer with over 30 years of experience leading and implementing systems to solve complex business problems. He has solid expertise in blockchains, mathematical and back-end coding, machine learning, trading, and systems design. Imi can help create a highly efficient version of whatever system a client is working on.

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John McLaughlin

Freelance Smart Contract Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
UTC-05:00
United States
Toptal Member Since September 12, 2022

John is an experienced Ethereum dApp developer. He has created NFT factories and marketplaces on Ethereum Mainnet and L2 chains like Polygon, Arbitrum, Optimism, and zkSync for five Toptal clients. He has designed and deployed 150 unique Solidity smart contracts (ERC-20, ERC-721, ERC-1155) integrated into various decentralized platforms and applications. As an AWS Certified Developer Associate, John has also developed and deployed serverless applications for Toptal and other freelance clients.

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Julian Cislo

Freelance Smart Contract Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
UTC-05:00
Canada
Toptal Member Since October 6, 2022

Julian is a full-stack Web 3.0 developer and consultant. He specializes in solidity smart contracts design, development, and security considerations. He has founded QuantDeFi, a consulting company in the blockchain space that offers to solve all Web 3.0-related problems for clients looking to integrate blockchain solutions. Julian also features his skills in transaction automation, having constructed arbitrage and liquidation bots utilizing flash-loan technologies.

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Alisson Reinaldo Silva

Freelance Smart Contract Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
UTC-03:00
Brazil
Toptal Member Since May 26, 2021

Alisson is an engineering manager and certified AWS Solutions Architect with 15+ years of experience building software, leading technical teams for companies in the US, Europe, Asia, and South America, full-time and part-time as a contractor, for startups and Fortune 500 companies reporting to the C-suite. He's very interested in AI (he has a machine learning certificate from Stanford from the legendary Andrew Ng), games, and physics in general.

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Robert Pardela

Freelance Smart Contract Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
UTC+01:00
Poland
Toptal Member Since October 7, 2022

Robert is an entrepreneur, IT manager, and developer specializing in blockchain. He has spearheaded dozens of large-scale projects, teams of over 40, and a budget of $30 million to deliver nationwide systems. Blockchain inspired him and changed the way he looked at IT systems. Robert is known for his innovation and strong ability to take a project from idea to successful implementation. He enjoys creating IoT solutions on Raspberry Pi and Arduino as a hobby.

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Dominik Krížo

Freelance Smart Contract Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
UTC+01:00
Slovakia
Toptal Member Since August 9, 2021

Dominik is a highly skilled and experienced developer who has been programming since 13. With a strong foundation in object-oriented programming, he pursued further education in the field, finishing his bachelor's degree in informatics and eventually landed a role as an Android developer, working with Java and Kotlin. However, Dominik's passion for innovation and decentralization led him to explore the emerging field of blockchain development, where he has become an expert in Rust and WASM.

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Abhi Panchal

Freelance Smart Contract Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
UTC+05:00
India
Toptal Member Since July 10, 2022

Abhi is an ML and Generative AI engineer with 5+ years of experience delivering production-grade AI solutions. He specializes in LLMs, RAG, diffusion models, transformer architectures, chain-of-thought prompting, fine-tuning, and prompt engineering. Abhi is skilled in deep learning, computer vision, NLP, embeddings, vector databases, and multi-modal systems. He designs scalable ML pipelines with GPU acceleration, low-latency inference, MLOps (CI/CD, monitoring), and containerized deployments.

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Joseph Saw

Freelance Smart Contract Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
UTC+08:00
Malaysia
Toptal Member Since August 30, 2022

Joseph is an experienced full-stack developer who has worked on various projects, including crypto payment solutions and decentralized yield tokenization and trading. In his spare time, he occasionally works on arbitrage bots and, most recently, created YouTube videos to provide education on smart contracts and solidity.

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Sven Meyer

Freelance Smart Contract Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
UTC+10:00
Australia
Toptal Member Since November 30, 2020

Sven has 20+ years of experience working on the most advanced and innovative technologies: IoT, data science, machine learning AI, and distributed systems. Since 2017 he has mainly focused on blockchain technology, working as a CTO and advisor, leading the technology and product definition. Sven developed smart contracts for blockchain-based decentralized finance platforms, token launch platforms, and real-world assets (RWA) tokenization with fractional ownership, securing over $100 million.

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How to Hire Smart Contract Engineers Through Toptal

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Talk to One of Our Client Advisors

A Toptal client advisor will work with you to understand your goals, technical needs, and team dynamics.
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Work With Hand-selected Talent

Within days, we’ll introduce you to the right smart contract experts for your project. Average time to match is under 24 hours.
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The Right Fit, Guaranteed

Work with your new smart contract developer for a trial period (pay only if satisfied), ensuring they’re the right fit before starting the engagement.

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How We Source the Top 3% of Smart Contract Developers

Our name “Toptal” comes from Top Talent—meaning we constantly strive to find and work with the best from around the world. Our rigorous screening process identifies experts in their domains who have passion and drive.

Of the thousands of applications Toptal sees each month, typically fewer than 3% are accepted.

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FAQs

  • Typically, you can hire smart contract 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 smart contract developer, 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 smart contract engineer, 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 smart contract developers for your project.

  • At Toptal, we thoroughly screen our smart contract experts 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 smart contract experts with Toptal, you’ll always work with world-class, custom-matched smart contract developers ready to help you achieve your goals.

  • You can hire smart contract developers 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 smart contract 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 smart contract developers can fully integrate into your existing team for a seamless working experience.

  • We make sure that each engagement between you and your smart contract 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 smart contract developer who may be a better fit and with whom we will begin a second, no-risk trial.

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  • Trusted Talent Only

    Trusted Talent Only

    Our talent are thoroughly vetted professionals who ramp up quickly, function as essential team members, and deliver results.

  • Precise Matching

    Precise Matching

    Our experienced talent matchers specialize in pairing you with the right fit. They work to understand exactly what you need and hand-select the best professionals for your project.

  • Seamless Hiring

    Seamless Hiring

    We handle all aspects of billing, payments, and NDAs, streamlining the hiring process so you can focus on innovation, not overhead.

  • No-risk Trial Period

    No-risk Trial Period

    We want to be sure your engagement is a total success, so we offer a no-risk trial period. Work with your new hire for up to two weeks and pay only if you’re satisfied.

  • Effortless Scaling

    Effortless Scaling

    Scale your team up or down as needed, with quick and efficient hiring in under 48 hours.

  • Flexible Engagements

    Flexible Engagements

    Choose the engagement type that suits your needs—hourly, part-time, or full-time— and enjoy the flexibility to adjust as needed.

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