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Chris van der Heijden

Freelance Polkadot Developer
NetherlandsToptal Member Since June 2, 2022

Chris is an experienced engineer and developer specializing in blockchain, programming, DevOps, and Linux infrastructure. He is always eager to learn new things and think out of the box, particularly about the most common public blockchain ecosystems like Ethereum and Polkadot. Chris is passionate about blockchain technology and combines solid technical knowledge with relevant soft skills, excelling as a communicative, assertive, and flexible professional.

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Cameron Harris

Freelance Polkadot Developer
United StatesToptal Member Since August 27, 2019

Cameron has over 15 years of experience in Unix/Linux systems administration. As a natural problem solver, Cameron looks to solve interesting problems involving infrastructure architecture, micro-services, containerization, configuration management, and continuous-integration and continuous-deployment. He has great object-oriented development skills and has worked with various different product teams.

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Mikhail Sakhnov

Freelance Polkadot Developer
FinlandToptal Member Since July 10, 2018

Mikhail is an experienced back-end developer with a proven history of quality work in the internet industry. His primary languages at the current moment are Python, Go, and Java. He is comfortable in a Unix environment and with troubleshooting. He's familiar with Kubernetes and Docker. Mikhail is a team player, but he is capable of independent work and has collaborated with teams of all sizes.

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Sven Meyer

Freelance Polkadot Developer
AustraliaToptal Member Since November 30, 2020

Sven has 20+ years of experience working on the most advanced and innovative technologies: IoT, data science, machine learning AI, and distributed systems. Since 2017 he has mainly focused on blockchain technology, working as a CTO and advisor, leading the technology and product definition. Sven developed smart contracts for blockchain-based decentralized finance platforms, token launch platforms, and real-world assets (RWA) tokenization with fractional ownership, securing over $100 million.

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David Mihal

Freelance Polkadot Developer
United StatesToptal Member Since January 8, 2017

David has been developing websites and web applications for all of his adult life. As a software engineer, he's worked for many diverse software companies from early-stage startups to Google. David is experienced with many web frameworks and environments, but he particularly enjoys developing with Meteor.js. He appreciates the importance of quality code as well as the need to meet scheduling demands.

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Dominik Krížo

Freelance Polkadot Developer
SlovakiaToptal Member Since August 9, 2021

Dominik is a highly skilled and experienced developer who has been programming since 13. With a strong foundation in object-oriented programming, he pursued further education in the field, finishing his bachelor's degree in informatics and eventually landed a role as an Android developer, working with Java and Kotlin. However, Dominik's passion for innovation and decentralization led him to explore the emerging field of blockchain development, where he has become an expert in Rust and WASM.

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Sean Zeng

Freelance Polkadot Developer
New ZealandToptal Member Since July 16, 2020

Sean is a software architect from New Zealand specializing in full-stack development with a strong focus on usability, security, and simplicity. He's built business applications, streamlined development with DevOps pipelines, and delivered latency-sensitive architecture. With a passion for software, he excels at providing reliable management and great ideas. Sean enjoys working with brilliant, humble people who aren't afraid to tackle challenges and take the initiative to create excellence.

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Anuj Bansal

Freelance Polkadot Developer
IndiaToptal Member Since April 29, 2021

Anuj is a DevOps engineer with experience delivering top-notch projects—cloud infrastructure, migration, web development, and scripting—for top tech enterprise companies like eBay, BriteCore, Jsgenesis, Trilogy, and Oracle. He is a 5x Certified AWS engineer and has won prestigious tech awards like the Ericsson Innovation Award (2016) and Accenture Innovation Jockeys 5. Anuj also writes articles, teaches programming, and contributes to the OSS world.

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Kirill Kirikov

Freelance Polkadot Developer
UkraineToptal Member Since April 25, 2019

Kirill has over a decade of experience in development, managing teams with up to 30 members, and has released more than 100 apps. An expert in Ethereum and Bitcoin, fintech, permissioned blockchain, enterprise blockchain, and design architecture, he's worked on open source projects sponsored by the Aragon foundation for improving the Ethereum ecosystem. Kirill has developed software for clients such as Chrysler and Ferrari.

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Ezequiel Golub

Freelance Polkadot Developer
ArgentinaToptal Member Since March 23, 2016

Ezequiel has over 20 years of software development and tech management experience, both as a contractor and as part of a company. He started his career with the Y2K bugs right out of high school and has worked a variety of roles inside tech as a front and back-end developer, a DevOps engineer, a senior engineering manager for a big eCommerce company, and two times as a hands-on CTO for local startups. Ezequiel loves new challenges and expanding his knowledge and skills.

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Dan Field

Freelance Polkadot Developer
United KingdomToptal Member Since October 18, 2022

Dan is a software engineer and architect with almost three decades of experience in startups spanning consumer tech, web, eCommerce, mobile, Internet of things (IoT), Internet service providers (ISPs), telco, and blockchain industries. He is an innovator and technical lead with the ability to work across multiple industries, technologies, and levels. With solid experience developing new technologies, Dan can quickly climatize to new projects.

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Within days, we'll introduce you to the right Polkadot developer for your project. Average time to match is under 24 hours.
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  • How are Toptal Polkadot developers different?

    At Toptal, we thoroughly screen our Polkadot developers to ensure we only match you with talent of the highest caliber. Of the more than 200,000 people who apply to join the Toptal network each year, fewer than 3% make the cut. You’ll work with engineering experts (never generalized recruiters or HR reps) to understand your goals, technical needs, and team dynamics. The end result: expert vetted talent from our network, custom matched to fit your business needs.

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    Depending on availability and how fast you can progress, you could start working with a Polkadot developer within 48 hours of signing up.

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

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