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Nicholas Ecton, Expert startup Programmer for Hire.

Nicholas Ecton

Verified Expert in Engineering
8 Years of Experience

Startup Developer

Nick is a self-taught full-stack developer with over eight years of experience leading engineering teams and developing software for startups. His talents and passions have always aligned with the fast-paced, do-it-yourself mindset of early startup culture. His most recent success includes onboarding as a founding engineer for an iGaming startup and growing the company to over 40 employees and 10 million+ revenue/year within two years of his joining.

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Dan Collingridge, startup Coder.

Dan Collingridge

Verified Expert in Engineering
21 Years of Experience

Startup Developer

Dan is a tech professional with a wealth of development experience from small startups to large companies. He's not only a talented full-stack developer (MEAN, LAMP, and more), but he has the business knowledge and personality to impact your projects from end-to-end. Dan pays extremely close attention to detail, is able to think through difficult issues, and you won't find anyone who is a better communicator.

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Sagi Lefler, Freelance startup Developer for Hire.

Sagi Lefler

Verified Expert in Engineering
22 Years of Experience

Startup Developer

Sagi is a full-stack software engineer with 20 years of experience, specializing in cloud-based, customer-facing web applications over the past decade. He has worked in small startups, such as Sintra and Behalf; large enterprises, such as SAP; and applied Agile methodologies within scrum teams. Sagi is equally effective in remote and on-site environments. He is a fast learner, an excellent communicator, independent, and used to working in a changing environment.

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Bill Martschenko, Freelance startup Developer for Hire.

Bill Martschenko

Verified Expert in Engineering
15 Years of Experience

Startup Developer

Bill is a veteran, hands-on CTO who presents quickly as a thought leader with executive presence. He can speak plain English to all sides of an organization, including investors and a BoD. His work includes seven startups. Add his fractional CTO and consulting roles, and his portfolio sits at 11 large enterprises and nine SMBs under $100M/year, covering digital transformation, disruptive innovation, rescuing technical debt, and explosive growth in both regulated and non-regulated industries.

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Brian Díaz, Accomplished startup Freelancer.

Brian Díaz

Verified Expert in Engineering
10 Years of Experience

Startup Developer

Brian is an innovative developer and a problem solver. He has 8+ years of experience developing web back- and front-end services in various domains and with diverse tech stacks for startups and medium and large companies. Experienced in working with fast-moving teams and fixed deadlines, Brian is proficient in different methodologies and technologies, allowing him to learn and quickly adapt to new working environments.

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Ivan Itzcovich, startup Freelancer.

Ivan Itzcovich

Verified Expert in Engineering
8 Years of Experience

Startup Developer

From Microsoft headquarters to co-founding its own startup, Ivan has worked in diverse scenarios where he learned the tradeoffs between stability and speed. He understands how to use appropriate engineering practices depending on each company's technical needs, whether building robustness for production or hitting the gas for validation. Ivan has strong machine learning experience in production, identifying its challenges as engineering-first quests.

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Ben Carey, startup Engineer.

Ben Carey

Verified Expert in Engineering
23 Years of Experience

Startup Developer

With over 20 years’ development experience and a decade of high-level consulting across fintech, proptech, and AI, Ben is a senior engineer, Laravel specialist, and product strategist with a rare blend of deep technical expertise and strategic insight. He's led platform rebuilds, scaled startups into high-revenue ventures, and architected AI-driven systems used by startups and enterprise clients. Ben brings a product-led approach to building software that is scalable, resilient, and unrivalled.

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Vadim Kovrigin, startup Coder.

Vadim Kovrigin

Verified Expert in Engineering
14 Years of Experience

Startup Developer

Vadim has 14 years of experience in web development and ten years in Python and Django. Over the last five years, he has led teams of up to ten developers and QA. Vadim enjoys working with startups and has been involved in 40 projects, including an ICO platform, an online document signing service, and online learning.

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Krishna Sai Prithvi Guntur, Freelance startup Engineer.

Krishna Sai Prithvi Guntur

Verified Expert in Engineering
11 Years of Experience

Startup Developer

Prithvi is a full-stack developer interested in machine learning and DevOps who loves to automate any process, whether customer-facing or internal utilities. He has 8+ years of software development experience, mainly in Django and Python, along with a mix of front-end frameworks like React, Vue, and React Native. With a history of working in the healthcare industry, Prithvi has operated on many complex back-end systems and brings extensive experience creating web applications.

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Dhruvinkumar Pipalia, Freelance startup Engineer.

Dhruvinkumar Pipalia

Verified Expert in Engineering
9 Years of Experience

Startup Developer

Dhruvin is a senior full-stack developer with 7+ years of experience working with several international, early-stage startups in multiple industries. He specializes in building web and mobile applications from scratch by working closely with co-founders and using various technologies, frameworks, and tools. Dhruvin holds a master's degree in computer science.

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Adam Sulthoni Akbar, Freelance startup Developer for Hire.

Adam Sulthoni Akbar

Verified Expert in Engineering
5 Years of Experience

Startup Developer

Adam is a seasoned front-end software engineer with 4+ years of diverse experience building and launching applications for startups and established companies. He has successfully managed both medium-sized projects and teams. His versatility extends from front-end development, primarily focusing on React, to full-stack capabilities. A quick learner and highly adaptable professional, Adam has consistently demonstrated his ability to meet tight deadlines and deliver robust, scalable products.

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