How quickly can you hire with Toptal?

Typically, you can hire an Information Retrieval expert 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 Information Retrieval expert, 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.

How do I hire an Information Retrieval expert?

To hire the right Information Retrieval expert, 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 Information Retrieval experts for your project.

How are Toptal Information Retrieval experts different?

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

Can you hire Information Retrieval experts on an hourly basis or for project-based tasks?

You can hire Information Retrieval experts 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 an expert 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 Information Retrieval experts can fully integrate into your existing team for a seamless working experience.

What is the no-risk trial period for Toptal Information Retrieval experts?

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

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Halim Abbas

Freelance Information Retrieval Expert

United States

Toptal Member Since October 24, 2019

Halim is a high-tech innovator who's spearheaded world-class data science projects at game-changing tech companies like eBay and Teradata. Formally educated in machine learning, his professional expertise spans information retrieval, natural language processing, and big data. Halim has a proven track record of applying state-of-the-art data science techniques across industry verticals such as eCommerce, web and mobile services, airline, and biopharma.

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Simone Romano

Freelance Information Retrieval Expert

Finland

Toptal Member Since January 3, 2022

Simone is a machine learning scientist and engineer with experience in academia and enterprises, including Microsoft and Huawei. He likes to work at the intersection of deep machine learning, NLP, and information retrieval. Simone also loves to work on exploration analysis and building theoretically sound machine learning pipelines ready for production. He especially enjoys building web products.

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Ales Franek

Freelance Information Retrieval Expert

Czech Republic

Toptal Member Since March 22, 2021

Ales is a data scientist with eight years of experience in machine learning, natural language processing, information retrieval, data analysis, and data visualization. He is also a strong Python programmer, writing readable, modular, and efficient code. Ales has often owned all parts of the development cycle, from product discovery to production deployment, focusing on impact, pragmatism, and finding creative solutions to business needs that deliver exceptional value.

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Elinor Brondwine

Freelance Information Retrieval Expert

United States

Toptal Member Since November 12, 2018

Elinor is a developer and researcher with a strong background in mathematics. Passionate about design and UX, she also utilizes her proficiency in Python, R, C++, and SQL to deliver world-class applications.

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Carlos del Cacho

Freelance Information Retrieval Expert

Spain

Toptal Member Since November 2, 2019

With 15+ years of experience, Carlos has deep technical knowledge within the AI space. A rare breed with expertise in data engineering, data science, and general software architecture. A techie with a business heart, he has gained wisdom in online business models, retention strategies, churn analysis, LTV computation, and sales forecasting within a variety of industries.

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Bonny Pradhan

Freelance Information Retrieval Expert

United States

Toptal Member Since December 8, 2021

Bonny has worked in global data analytics teams as a business intelligence consultant, team lead, ETL, and reporting developer. Her client base for data analytics has been from the retail domain, including top-tier retailers worldwide. Her work involves understanding business requirements, proposing optimal solutions, and developing solutions that meet client expectations. Bonny takes ownership, delivers on time, and aims for the best possible outcome in any given scenario.

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Michael Völske

Freelance Information Retrieval Expert

Germany

Toptal Member Since November 5, 2021

Michael has a PhD in computer science, a decade of experience solving complex data problems, and a dozen publications at top-tier international venues like SIGIR, CIKM, and ACL—many of them based on web-scale datasets. He excels in planning, procuring, and installing the on-premise data processing infrastructure spanning hundreds of servers, petabytes of disk, and petaflops of compute. Michael has a broad knowledge of modern machine learning and teaches the fundamentals to hundreds of students.

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Konstantin Akimov

Freelance Information Retrieval Expert

Vietnam

Toptal Member Since May 21, 2020

Konstantin is a developer with eight years of experience—five of them involving the back-end development of high-load systems in C++, Java, and Python and the other three, developing the core functionality of user apps, network communication, and architecture. Recently, Konstantin served as the lead of a dev team of 14, which taught him not only about the tech side of a business but also about how crucial communication, soft skills, and product vision are to the delivery of a product.

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Ricardo G. Sousa

Freelance Information Retrieval Expert

Portugal

Toptal Member Since May 13, 2024

Ricardo is an experienced AI and product strategy expert and a major eCommerce platform lead. He has created advanced automations and AI personalization, recommendation, and search models, generating an annual revenue uplift of over $16 million. With 10+ years of experience, Ricardo excels at driving the development and successful launch of innovative AI platforms at scale, from early-stage startups to mature enterprises, translating data-driven insights into strategic competitive leverage.

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Laura Tolosi

Freelance Information Retrieval Expert

Bulgaria

Toptal Member Since February 4, 2019

Laura has a Ph.D. from the Max Planck Institute for Informatics, Germany, in the field of computational biology, focused on cancer biomarker detection using statistics and machine learning. She worked on projects in the field of natural language processing such as named entity recognition, sentiment analysis, fake news detection. Recently, she has worked on applying reinforcement learning methodology for trading financial instruments.

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Yuri Chemolosov

Freelance Information Retrieval Expert

Canada

Toptal Member Since June 22, 2021

Yuri is a senior solutions architect with 20 years of experience across media and marketing (Shutterstock), automotive and manufacturing (Ford), telco (Verizon), and finance and security. With expertise in embedded, desktop, and cloud platforms, many complex production systems around the world carry his design or code. Yuri builds and leads high-performing, cross-domain teams; speaks a dozen computer languages and five human languages; and has a master's degree in computer engineering.

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FAQs

How quickly can you hire with Toptal?
Typically, you can hire an Information Retrieval expert 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 Information Retrieval expert, 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.
How do I hire an Information Retrieval expert?
To hire the right Information Retrieval expert, 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 Information Retrieval experts for your project.
How are Toptal Information Retrieval experts different?
At Toptal, we thoroughly screen our Information Retrieval 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 with Toptal, you’ll always work with world-class, custom-matched Information Retrieval experts ready to help you achieve your goals.
Can you hire Information Retrieval experts on an hourly basis or for project-based tasks?
You can hire Information Retrieval experts 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 an expert 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 Information Retrieval experts can fully integrate into your existing team for a seamless working experience.
What is the no-risk trial period for Toptal Information Retrieval experts?
We make sure that each engagement between you and your Information Retrieval expert 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 expert who may be a better fit and with whom we will begin a second, no-risk trial.

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