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Jonathan Pigrée

Freelance GKE Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
UTC-10:00
French Polynesia
Toptal Member Since November 3, 2018

Jonathan is a DevOps consultant with a decade of experience in the software industry. Over the years, he's developed software, managed cloud infrastructure, automated releases/deployments, and trained professionals. His main expertise is with Linux, Python/Bash, AWS/GCP, Terraform, and Kubernetes. All in all, Jonathan is a driven, positive, adaptable, and pragmatic engineer.

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Munish Gupta

Freelance GKE Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
UTC-08:00
United States
Toptal Member Since July 13, 2021

Munish is a developer who's mastered his trade after years of success at Google and Oracle. A GCP certified cloud architect and GCP certified data engineer who understands the technology but knows to keep it simple, Munish excels at implementing infrastructure as a code utilizing various tools like Puppet, Ansible, Terraform, Anthos, Helm, and Packer. Munish also is an expert in a range of CI/CD processes and tools such as Jenkins, Artifactory, GitHub, and Cloud Build.

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Fletcher Haynes

Freelance GKE Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
UTC-08:00
United States
Toptal Member Since July 27, 2021

Fletcher is a DevOps engineer with over a decade of experience working for various clients, including nonprofit universities, gaming enterprises (Unity and Epic Games), and several startups in the gaming and ML/AI industries. He's built high-uptime, resilient systems that can handle hundreds of thousands of requests per second from all over the world. Fletcher also knows the ins and outs of large-scale applications (having taught it) as well as how to support infrastructure design.

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Manu Srivastava

Freelance GKE Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
UTC-05:00
Canada
Toptal Member Since September 27, 2022

Manu has over 16 years of experience in software development and DevOps/SRE. He has worked on various technologies like Java, Python, Node.js, React, Next.js, Android, React Native, SQL, NoSQL, Redis, and Big Data. He has strong expertise in cloud platforms and cloud-native solutions, including GCP, AWS, and Azure. Manu is well versed in handling end-to-end product development cycles using agile methodologies and delivering complex, large-scale, highly available fault-tolerant systems.

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Maksimelyan Tamashevich

Freelance GKE Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
UTC-05:00
United States
Toptal Member Since April 17, 2023

Maksimelyan has 12 years of experience as a DevOps, infrastructure, systems network, and telecommunication engineer. He's a certified Kubernetes Administrator, Associate Google Cloud Engineer, HashiCorp Terraform Associate, and Cisco CCNA R&S. Maksimelyan is keen on GCP services: Cloud Storage, CLB, Cloud SQL, Datastore, Memorystore, Pub/Sub, VPC, VPC peering, Cloud DNS, Cloud Functions, Cloud Build, IAM, GKE, Composer (Airflow), Cloud Run, Anthos Service Mesh (Istio), and Anthos on Bare metal.

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Peter Wiggers

Freelance GKE Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
UTC+01:00
Netherlands
Toptal Member Since April 7, 2020

Peter has been a Kubernetes fanatic since the birth of this amazing orchestration tool in 2014. He designs and builds efficient, scalable, and maintainable solutions in Google Cloud Platform. He is an entrepreneur who has helped SMBs, banks, and enterprises save time and money. Peter's solutions are multi-cloud-ready as he prefers cloud-agnostic options. Peter is also an experienced Python developer, an automation expert, and a Django framework fan.

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Badreddine Gharbi

Freelance GKE Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
UTC+01:00
France
Toptal Member Since April 10, 2023

Badreddine is a dedicated, knowledgeable, and highly productive DevOps engineer. Besides his experience in infrastructure, security, and cloud architecture, he also fully embodies product thinking and lean development. Badreddine moved to work as a consultant to share his expertise and help smaller businesses improve their cloud infrastructure until they are ready to grow their team with an in-house specialist.

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Binyam Seyoum

Freelance GKE Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
UTC+03:00
Ethiopia
Toptal Member Since January 28, 2022

Binyam is a cloud DevOps and MLOps engineer with 10+ years of experience enhancing product velocity, reliability, and quality, with a strong emphasis on security. He specializes in integrating AI into cloud-native systems and leading open-source initiatives like PhoenixAlerts, an LLM-powered alert management platform. Binyam is proficient in AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, and Jenkins, enabling enterprises to adopt intelligent DevOps workflows that bridge observability with automation.

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Adam Lemanski

Freelance GKE Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
UTC+07:00
Thailand
Toptal Member Since April 1, 2020

Adam is a devops engineer with more than decade of experience in various aspects of IT and more than six years of experience in devops-related topics. He specializes in speeding up software delivery and other processes by automating all the parts around the companies' value streams.

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Frank Fang

Freelance GKE Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
UTC+10:00
Australia
Toptal Member Since July 7, 2023

Frank is a professional cloud, DevOps, and Kubernetes engineer with extensive hands-on experience. He has in-depth knowledge of cloud and containerization platforms, CI/CD methodologies, and IT systems design and automation. Besides his can-do attitude, exceptional communication, and multitasking skills, Frank excels at providing solutions to achieve high availability and performance while reducing business costs.

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Evgeny Yashin

Freelance GKE Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
UTC+12:00
New Zealand
Toptal Member Since May 22, 2018

Evgeny is an accomplished developer with over 20 years of expertise in diverse projects, including multimedia, finance, IT security, music, video, and games. Proficient in C++, C#, Rust, and Python, he demonstrates remarkable adaptability in assimilating new technologies, seamlessly immersing himself in novel domains. With a keen understanding of algorithms, Evgeny excels in troubleshooting and resolving complex threading and memory corruption issues.

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  • How quickly can you hire with Toptal?

    Typically, you can hire GKE developers with Toptal in about 48 hours. For larger teams of talent or Managed 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 GKE 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 GKE developer, 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 GKE developers for your project.

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

  • You can hire GKE developers on an hourly, part-time, or full-time basis. Toptal can also manage the entire project from end-to-end with our Managed Delivery offering. Whether you hire a GKE 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 GKE developers can fully integrate into your existing team for a seamless working experience.

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

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

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    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.

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

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    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.

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

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    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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