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Cesar Romero

Freelance Recommendation Systems Specialist
Verified Expert in Engineering
UTC-08:00
United States
Toptal Member Since February 19, 2024

Cesar has over 13 years of experience in machine learning and software engineering. His career spans reputable industry giants like Amazon, Walmart, and Unity and smaller startup environments. Proficient in constructing large-scale classifiers and recommenders, Cesar has spearheaded initiatives involving the utilization of synthetic data for computer vision tasks. Currently freelancing, he prioritizes building maintainable systems that facilitate rapid iteration cycles.

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Horia Mărgărit

Freelance Recommendation Systems Specialist
Verified Expert in Engineering
UTC-08:00
United States
Toptal Member Since November 16, 2021

Horia's industry experience extends across digital health, consumer finance, internet search, engineering software, and transportation logistics. He has over 10 years of expertise applying AI methods and approaches to tackle businesses problems. Horia's predictions for business applications of AI have been featured in CIO magazine and Forbes. He earned a master of science degree in statistics at Stanford University and two BAs specializing in cognitive and computer science at UC Berkeley.

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Adam Ivansky

Freelance Recommendation Systems Specialist
Verified Expert in Engineering
UTC-05:00
United States
Toptal Member Since November 6, 2018

As a highly experienced senior data engineer and tech lead, Adam specializes in designing and building large-scale data pipelines, data warehouses, and robust data infrastructure. With a strong technical foundation in Python, Snowflake, PostgreSQL, and Terraform he has primarily worked with AWS to deliver scalable and efficient solutions. In addition to my data engineering expertise, Adam has developed several web back-end solutions leveraging Django and FastAPI, further expanding his skill set.

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Cristian Cardellino

Freelance Recommendation Systems Specialist
Verified Expert in Engineering
UTC-03:00
Argentina
Toptal Member Since May 29, 2021

Cristian holds a PhD in computer science, specializing in deep learning for natural language processing. He has experience in both academia and industry, having worked as a research scientist, research engineer, data and machine learning engineer, and full-stack developer for different clients, universities, and companies around the world.

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Julián Peller

Freelance Recommendation Systems Specialist
Verified Expert in Engineering
UTC-03:00
Argentina
Toptal Member Since June 27, 2017

Julián is an autonomous, curious, and self-driven data scientist with a solid theoretical background—an MSc in computer science—and more than 14 years in the software industry. During this time, he has worked in different roles, projects, and types of companies. Julián is also a Python expert and enthusiast and is specializing in deep learning.

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Nicolas Debaene

Freelance Recommendation Systems Specialist
Verified Expert in Engineering
UTC+00:00
France
Toptal Member Since April 1, 2020

With a master of science degree in engineering and a specialization in data science from Telecom ParisTech, Nicolas has been solving concrete business cases for five years using machine learning and data mining. His experience in the eCommerce, banking, and consulting sectors gives him a very strong technology portfolio and a deep understanding of different business types.

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Mohamed Khattab

Freelance Recommendation Systems Specialist
Verified Expert in Engineering
UTC+01:00
Belgium
Toptal Member Since November 16, 2022

Muhammad is a software engineer who focuses on Python and Java development. He is passionate about programming, natural language processing, and machine learning. Muhammad has worked on several projects that involved search engines, recommendation systems, and text classification.

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Vahe Zakaryan

Freelance Recommendation Systems Specialist
Verified Expert in Engineering
UTC+04:00
Armenia
Toptal Member Since April 8, 2022

Vahe is a seasoned data scientist and machine learning scientist with 8+ years of IT experience and a software engineering background. He has been primarily involved in building and developing an in-house search engine, recommendation systems, and demand and supply predictions. His most recent projects are related to generative AI, such as Text2Image (Stable Diffusion) and LLMs (ChatGPT). Vahe is an expert in machine learning and deep learning and is keen on leading small teams.

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Peter Papai

Freelance Recommendation Systems Specialist
Verified Expert in Engineering
UTC+07:00
Thailand
Toptal Member Since June 4, 2020

With a PhD in physics, Peter is a developer working in the field of data science. He has five years of full-time experience working on big data projects at a large internet company. Peter has formulated business goals and designed, prototyped, productized, and A/B-tested machine learning algorithms in several areas. His insights gleaned from data have helped stakeholders make impactful business decisions.

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Ming Liu

Freelance Recommendation Systems Specialist
Verified Expert in Engineering
UTC+08:00
Singapore
Toptal Member Since June 16, 2021

Ming is a machine learning engineer specializing in recommender and anti-fraud systems. He has been working in data science and AI for the past four years, including building and improving the recommender system for Shopee and TikTok, which have hundreds of millions of users and items. Ming's industry experience is backed by a master's degree in computer science.

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Ren Xingyu

Freelance Recommendation Systems Specialist
Verified Expert in Engineering
UTC+08:00
Singapore
Toptal Member Since November 26, 2021

Xingyu is a data science and data analytics enthusiast with over six years of hands-on experience implementing end-to-end data solutions, namely targeted marketing solutions, recommender systems, and user profiling. He has proposed and implemented optimization and machine learning algorithms for various practical problems in an eCommerce context. Xingyu also has experience as a data science analyst with Pyspark and SQL.

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Within days, we'll introduce you to the right recommendation systems specialist for your project. Average time to match is under 24 hours.
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  • How quickly can you hire with Toptal?

    Typically, you can hire recommendation systems specialists 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 recommendation systems specialist, 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 recommendation systems specialist, 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 recommendation systems specialists for your project.

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

  • You can hire recommendation systems specialists 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 recommendation systems specialist 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 recommendation systems specialists can fully integrate into your existing team for a seamless working experience.

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

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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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    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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