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Kevin Howard

Freelance Game Developer

United States

Toptal Member Since May 25, 2021

Kevin is a software engineer with 25 years of experience focusing on mobile applications, cloud computing, operating system design, and server management. He's proud of his proven track record of building and leading engineering teams in full-stack mobile and web products in multiple industries. At work, Kevin is recognized for his ability to deliver winning cross-platform solutions in cutting-edge technology areas across geographically dispersed project teams.

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Stephen Green

Freelance Game Developer

United States

Toptal Member Since June 19, 2022

Stephen is a professional software engineer and game developer with years of experience writing code in the highly-regulated slot gaming industry. He's well-versed in C# and Unity development. He has written apps using other technologies like Windows Forms and WPF projects, front-end frameworks with JavaScript, TypeScript, and PixiJS, and has managed evaluation engines with C++ native. His background in leading teams of developers has honed his skills in project management and communication.

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Charles Russell

Freelance Game Developer

United States

Toptal Member Since August 12, 2021

Charles is a full-stack developer with 10+ years of experience and degrees in design and development. He has expert C# and JavaScript knowledge, industry standards, and best practices. Charles won multiple service awards and promotions for outstanding expertise and discipline as a communications sergeant in the US Army, managing information technology for 100+ users. As the founder of his own company, Charles understands how to deliver successful projects from start to finish.

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Marc-Antoine Desbiens

Freelance Game Developer

Canada

Toptal Member Since July 3, 2019

Marc-Antoine is a versatile and creative Unity programmer and game designer with 8+ years of coding experience and 5+ years of game development experience, including working on Assassin's Creed at Ubisoft and Batman at Warner Brothers Games. In the past years, Marc-Antoine has decided to become a full-time freelancer and has worked on over 20 game projects since then, including his own co-op puzzle adventure game, The Last Crystal.

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Vadim Dagman

Freelance Game Developer

United States

Toptal Member Since August 8, 2013

Vadim is a seasoned freelance software developer, architect, technical manager, and entrepreneur with over 25 years of professional experience. He has built many complex world-class software products from start to finish, spanning numerous platforms. He has worked both individually and as a group leader.

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Chetan Surpur

Freelance Game Developer

United States

Toptal Member Since October 7, 2019

Chetan is an entrepreneur with nearly a decade of professional experience in software engineering. He has founded a mobile gaming company and released two games, one of which has over 6 million downloads on iOS and Android. Chetan was previously an engineer and researcher at a cutting-edge AI company, and the first engineering hire at a social mobile startup. He can fit easily into any project, delivering products that surprise and delight.

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Sebastian Janisz

Freelance Game Developer

United States

Toptal Member Since February 25, 2017

Sebastian is a rockstar programmer with two decades of programming experience in games and tech, including many solo indie games. He has worked with Disney multiple times, for whom he was tasked with their highest priority R&D projects (including tracking for Jedi Challenges AR, which other experts claimed was impossible). He codes many times faster than normal and is suited for problems that are too difficult, tedious, or time-sensitive for other programmers (especially in game development).

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Peter Campbell

Freelance Game Developer

Germany

Toptal Member Since February 19, 2019

Peter has worked on games, game engines, AR, SDKs, security, apps, and the web—always taking great care with the UX, optimization, and integration. Career highlights include Disney projects—an AR MMO experience for "The Amazing Race" and a multiplayer soccer game for the "Goal!" movies—and the GetSocial cross-platform SDK (iOS, Android, Unity) partnered with Unity Technologies. Currently, Peter is looking for bleeding-edge AR/VR projects.

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Timothy Mensch

Freelance Game Developer

United States

Toptal Member Since August 5, 2020

Tim is a senior software architect/engineer generalist. He has built the technology stack for multiple startups from the ground up. Tim also has experience rescuing projects and turning train wrecks into successful launches. He has worked in many domains, including retail, banking, the Internet of Things, high-performance servers, machine learning, gamification, and scalable application server design. He has worked with cloud servers from AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure.

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Joe Robertson

Freelance Game Developer

United States

Toptal Member Since August 3, 2022

Joe has been developing websites and web apps for 15 years. He is a full-stack developer doing front end, back end, databases, and DevOps work. Lately, Joe has been focusing more on the front end and enjoys working on tooling like DevOps and CI/CD pipelines.

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Christopher Kroll

Freelance Game Developer

United States

Toptal Member Since August 23, 2022

Chris is a full-stack Unity developer with 10+ years of experience developing for various platforms and genres. He combines a diverse skillset in art, design, mathematics, and coding to bring complex ideas from vision to reality. Chris is willing to embrace new challenging projects where he can partner with people who share his passion for game development.

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Guide to Hiring a Great Game Developer

Game developers transform creative visions into immersive, interactive experiences by blending cutting-edge technology with innovative design. In this guide, we highlight key characteristics that set top game developers apart, offer tips for finding the right candidate to meet your needs, and lay out some of the most important questions to ask during the interview process.

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