Remote Freelance Data Scientist Jobs with Top Global Clients
As a freelance Developer, you'll enjoy the freedom to choose your own Data Scientist jobs with leading Fortune 500 companies and startups, as well as the flexibility to work remotely on your terms.
We vet each client opportunity and match you with the job postings that suit your preferences and skills, but you’ll always have the freedom to choose.
Work from Anywhere
Work from Anywhere
With Toptal, you set your own hours, and as long as you have a laptop and some wifi, you’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely wherever, and on your own terms.
Get Paid On Time
Get Paid On Time
Set the rate you want and enjoy a steady stream of income without the overhead. We handle all billing and invoicing directly with clients, so you can focus on your remote work engagements.
Top Clients
Top Clients
Pick from the most interesting engagements offered by top companies, from the Fortune 500 to Silicon Valley startups, and unlock access to industry leaders with part-time or full-time positions.
As a new member of the Toptal Community, you’ll set up your talent profile to share your expertise, years of experience, and availability with clients and matchers.
2. Choose Your Projects
At Toptal, our team of matchers bring deep domain expertise and several years of experience to make sure you’re applying to freelance work that’s the right fit for your skills, interests, and time preferences. You don't need to bid on projects in a race to the bottom. Instead, just apply to job descriptions that meet your criteria.
3. Work with Top Clients
We’ll help set up billing and payments, and start connecting you to real-time projects with global clients. Our team thoroughly vets each client and job type, and they’re your go-to for questions, advice, and help as you receive job alerts and choose remote jobs in a wide range of domains, from software and mobile app development to social media and ecommerce.
Hear From Our Global Network of Developers
Part of engaging with any new technology is the uncertainty of finding a job that requires you to use what you've learned. Thanks to Toptal, I've had a steady stream of projects with clients from the very beginning. My Toptal clients are always pushing the limits of the technology to give their users the best user experience in their markets.
Alejandro Hernandez
Verified Expert in Engineering
Full-stack Developer
Expertise in:
GiteCommerceLoad TestingCachingAPIsSoftware Development
Toptal gives me the opportunity to work on challenging projects in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science. I find the work at Toptal absolutely rewarding since it requires me to develop cutting-edge solutions and, in the process, pushes my boundaries in this rapidly evolving field.
Being part of Toptal has allowed me to pursue several of the most interesting projects I've ever worked on, especially when it comes to AI and Data Science. From music recommendation engines to complex NLP tasks in healthcare, I have had the opportunity to put my expertise to good use in concrete and challenging projects. If that weren't enough, I've also met incredible people, clients, and colleagues alike, learning a lot in the process.
João Filgueiras
Verified Expert in Engineering
AI Researcher
Expertise in:
Data CleaningData MiningData ScienceData ValidationData VisualizationMachine Learning
We are a healthcare startup using big data and machine learning to automate healthcare news. We need an automation engineer to work directly with our CEO to optimize our automation platform using Kubernetes. The final product will be a platform that enables the company to scale across users.
Additional skills for this Data Science job:
Data AnalysisBusiness IntelligenceMachine Learning
We are a digital creative platform with a large client base working to democratize access to digital content. We want a Machine Learning Engineer to join our product team to create predictive models using AWS, TensorFlow, and other tools. The ideal hire will have experience with data analysis.
We are a popular online learning platform with millions of users leading the way in connecting students with instructors around the world. We want a talented Data Scientist to help us analyze data and pull out interesting insights and patterns. The ideal hire will have data visualization experience.
To become a member of the Toptal network, you first need to pass our screening process. There are several steps to our screening process, including showcasing your clear communication and domain expertise, and engaging in a real-world assessment.
The screening process is designed to evaluate your skills and give you a sense of the work we do with our clients. By screening every candidate and vetting every client, we ensure that Toptal maintains top-tier professionals in the network. Once you’ve gone through our screening process, you’ll become the newest member of the Toptal Network, and our team will start connecting you to exciting projects with global clients. Every client in our network understands our screening process, so when you’re picking up new work, you won’t need to do any traditional interviewing.
Each step has a different length, but typically the process will take 2-5 weeks before you’re able to start working with clients. It’s like any other interview process with a company, but the good news is that you’ll only need to do it once.
Payments
Toptal generates revenue through direct contracts with clients.
At Toptal, you are free to choose your own rate and find clients that are willing to pay that rate. You don’t need to worry about negotiating or haggling anymore!
No, Toptal does not take a cut from your hourly rate. The rate that you set is the rate that you will receive for every engagement with a client.
Projects
At Toptal, we give you the flexibility to work on as many projects and with as many clients as you want, as long as you’re still able to deliver quality work. We give you the freedom to increase or decrease the amount of work at any point.
Great! We have many projects across a wide array of skills. You can find projects for other skills right below or visit our jobs page.
At Toptal, we encourage growth for each and every member of our talent network. We have dedicated tools and processes set up to help you build new skills, so that you can take on projects that are of interest to you. Whether you use our community Slack channel to chat with experts or attend Toptal Academies, you’ll have the tools necessary to improve your existing skills and gain new ones.
Screening Process
Payments
Projects