How quickly can you hire with Toptal?

Typically, you can hire a LLM engineer 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 LLM engineer, 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 a LLM engineer?

To hire the right LLM engineer, 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 LLM engineers for your project.

How are Toptal LLM engineers different?

At Toptal, we thoroughly screen our LLM engineers 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 LLM engineers ready to help you achieve your goals.

Can you hire LLM engineers on an hourly basis or for project-based tasks?

You can hire LLM engineers 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 LLM engineers can fully integrate into your existing team for a seamless working experience.

What is the no-risk trial period for Toptal LLM engineers?

We make sure that each engagement between you and your LLM engineer 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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Laurentiu Piciu

Freelance LLM Engineer

Romania

Toptal Member Since November 14, 2022

Laurentiu is an artificial intelligence (AI) scientist with extensive expertise in natural language processing, chat agents, GPT, and general machine learning/deep learning (ML/DL). Laurentiu graduated from the artificial intelligence program for professionals at Stanford University.

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Simone Romano

Freelance LLM Engineer

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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Surbhi Gupta

Freelance LLM Engineer

India

Toptal Member Since November 2, 2021

Surbhi, previously a CTO at a GenAI startup and assistant professor at MUJ, is a generative AI, ML, and NLP expert with 5+ years of experience. She has designed and developed ML-based end-to-end solutions for startups at Toptal and Fortune 500 clients at Utopia. Her expertise includes ML, deep learning, NLP, computer vision, LLMs, GPT, AI, MLOps, and AWS. Surbhi solved problems in EAM, marketing, finance, chatbot, and crypto industries. She published research in robotics and optimization.

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Mohab Ayman

Freelance LLM Engineer

Egypt

Toptal Member Since December 4, 2020

Mohab is a data scientist and machine learning developer, specializing in natural language processing (NLP) and computer vision. He has five years of professional experience, and recent projects have focused on machine learning in the areas of natural language understanding (NLU), cheminformatics, and self-driving cars. Mohab stays current with cutting-edge advancements in deep learning.

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Amanbir Singh

Freelance LLM Engineer

India

Toptal Member Since September 13, 2021

Amanbir has 10 years of experience in data science, analytics, and back-end engineering. He has worked at a large multilateral organization and with early-stage tech startups. Amanbir excels at working with clients in tackling complex business problems and has deep expertise in machine learning, data analysis, and building scalable web apps.

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Salman Ahmed

Freelance LLM Engineer

United States

Toptal Member Since August 11, 2022

Salman is a senior deep learning engineer with over half a decade of experience designing and implementing ML/DL pipelines. Salman has worked with top Fortune companies, like Google, CVS Health, Toyota, and Cisco, over the last couple of years. Salman has won three international grand challenges sponsored by AWS and published multiple research papers in top journals and conferences.

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Ivan Bestvina

Freelance LLM Engineer

Croatia

Toptal Member Since April 2, 2020

With over seven years of data science and over nine years of coding experience, Ivan has developed a wide range of data and AI products for startups and large companies. He has a proven record of managing development and data science teams and enjoys building products from the ground up. He specializes in large language models, predictive modeling, network science, and anomaly detection and has excellent communication skills and attention to detail.

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Andrei Statescu

Freelance LLM Engineer

Romania

Toptal Member Since March 18, 2020

Andrei is a senior software developer and ex-Microsoft engineer with 10+ years of experience developing web, desktop, mobile, and blockchain apps using Ruby, C#, and JavaScript. His products brought $100+ million in total revenue and are used by dozens of millions of users to this day. Being a startup founder himself, Andrei knows exactly what brands need to succeed and how to bridge the gap between business and technology. He is here to help companies grow using the right software and tools.

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Bhoumik Shah

Freelance LLM Engineer

India

Toptal Member Since September 13, 2022

Bhoumik is a machine learning and operations research specialist with six years in AI, notably in ads moderation, linehaul cost optimization, and McKinsey's routing tool. He's excelled in cost reduction and system efficiency, adept with jsprit, OR-Tools, and ML model development. With both a bachelor's and master's degree in mechanical engineering, with a focus on operations research, Bhoumik also holds certifications in deep learning and related fields.

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Alex Baas

Freelance LLM Engineer

Germany

Toptal Member Since April 15, 2021

Alexander is a full-stack developer with over a decade of experience in software engineering. He specializes in high-performance data-driven apps with scalable back ends and has expertise in microservices and serverless architecture, database architecture, DevOps, cloud architecture, and data engineering. Alexander is proficient in JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Node.js, SQL, and NoSQL. He possesses strong project management skills, is certified in Scrum, and holds an MBA.

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Reza Fazeli

Freelance LLM Engineer

Canada

Toptal Member Since October 19, 2023

Reza is a highly skilled machine learning engineer with 11 years of experience. Currently working at IBM, he has developed and deployed cutting-edge machine learning algorithms to enhance virtual assistant products. His research at the University of Toronto focused on numerical modeling techniques for solving multiphase flow problems. With a strong background as a machine learning engineer and data scientist, Reza's expertise lies in natural language processing and computer vision.

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Tripcents wouldn't exist without Toptal. Toptal Projects enabled us to rapidly develop our foundation with a product manager, lead developer, and senior designer. In just over 60 days we went from concept to Alpha. The speed, knowledge, expertise, and flexibility is second to none. The Toptal team were as part of tripcents as any in-house team member of tripcents. They contributed and took ownership of the development just like everyone else. We will continue to use Toptal. As a startup, they are our secret weapon.

Brantley Pace

CEO & Co-Founder

I am more than pleased with our experience with Toptal. The professional I got to work with was on the phone with me within a couple of hours. I knew after discussing my project with him that he was the candidate I wanted. I hired him immediately and he wasted no time in getting to my project, even going the extra mile by adding some great design elements that enhanced our overall look.

Paul Fenley

Director

The developers I was paired with were incredible -- smart, driven, and responsive. It used to be hard to find quality engineers and consultants. Now it isn't.

Ryan Rockefeller

CEO

Toptal understood our project needs immediately. We were matched with an exceptional freelancer from Argentina who, from Day 1, immersed himself in our industry, blended seamlessly with our team, understood our vision, and produced top-notch results. Toptal makes connecting with superior developers and programmers very easy.

Jason Kulik

Co-founder

As a small company with limited resources we can't afford to make expensive mistakes. Toptal provided us with an experienced programmer who was able to hit the ground running and begin contributing immediately. It has been a great experience and one we'd repeat again in a heartbeat.

Stuart Pocknee

Principal

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FAQs

How quickly can you hire with Toptal?
Typically, you can hire a LLM engineer 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 LLM engineer, 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 a LLM engineer?
To hire the right LLM engineer, 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 LLM engineers for your project.
How are Toptal LLM engineers different?
At Toptal, we thoroughly screen our LLM engineers 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 LLM engineers ready to help you achieve your goals.
Can you hire LLM engineers on an hourly basis or for project-based tasks?
You can hire LLM engineers 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 LLM engineers can fully integrate into your existing team for a seamless working experience.
What is the no-risk trial period for Toptal LLM engineers?
We make sure that each engagement between you and your LLM engineer 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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