AI impacts user experiences by making digital products more responsive to individual user needs. A seasoned product designer specializing in AI explains how to avoid pitfalls and maximize the potential of the latest technology.
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CSO & CTO, Technology Services
25 Years of Experience
Ali is an IT leader and strategist with 25+ years of experience at IBM, Verizon, Thomson Reuters, and Cognizant. He has led global teams, building and scaling multibillion-dollar annual growth. As a turnaround and strategic growth expert, he has jump-started innovation, grown revenue, and improved productivity.
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Empower business growth with Toptal’s AI Development Services. From developing AI-powered applications to streamlining operations, our expert-led AI development solutions ensure tailored, scalable, and impactful AI integration for your business needs.
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Toptal Artificial Intelligence Development Services
Toptal’s AI Development Services empower businesses to harness the full potential of artificial intelligence with custom solutions tailored to their unique needs. From strategy and model development to deployment and optimization, we deliver scalable, responsible, and high-impact AI applications that drive real business results.
Generative AI Development
Create intelligent systems capable of producing original content, solutions, or data patterns.
AI Model Retraining
Refresh your AI model with new data and features to maximize accuracy.
AI Software Development
Build custom AI-powered software solutions to automate processes, enhance decision-making, and improve efficiency.
AI Design
Enhance brand loyalty by developing AI algorithms to predict user needs for increased engagement.
Expert Systems
Elevate your operations by leveraging model development that replicates the decision-making abilities of human experts.
Deep Learning
Build sophisticated deep learning models to drive complex pattern recognition, automation, and predictive analytics.
Machine Learning
Leverage machine learning techniques to optimize workflows, improve efficiency, and enable data-driven decision-making.
Computer Vision
Gain unparalleled precision by developing algorithms to interpret and act on visual data with our computer vision AI solutions.
Natural Language Processing
Build actionable insights from unstructured data for strategic business advantage.
Machine Learning Operations
Accelerate AI/ML model development with MLOps for swift, high-quality, and reliable deployment.
AI Application Integration
Elevate your apps by embedding AI and ML for enhanced processes and growth with minimal effort.
Productionalize AI Models
Deploy AI models into production systems to create ongoing value.
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Our AI development team with experience at leading companies will work with you to develop and deploy tailored solutions that meet your business needs and unique industry demands for sustainable results and long-term success.
1
Discover
A leader from our team assesses your business challenges, identifies opportunities, and recommends the most suitable engagement model.
2
Define
A Toptal leader will work with you to define your goals and service needs – from full end-to-end delivery to consulting services.
3
Develop
We will create your unique project timeline, process, and first drafts, whether it’s designing custom AI models or optimizing automation workflows.
4
Deploy
Toptal will get to work, tracking quality assurance, handling project management, and maintaining the delivery schedule.
Ali Faraj 
CSO & CTO, Technology Services
CSO & CTO, Technology ServicesAli is an IT leader and strategist with 25+ years of experience at IBM, Verizon, Thomson Reuters, and Cognizant. He has led global teams, building and scaling multibillion-dollar annual growth. As a turnaround and strategic growth expert, he has jump-started innovation, grown revenue, and improved productivity. He has worked across verticals and across a wide range of technologies including AI/ML, cloud, ERP, CRM, ITSM, cybersecurity, and others.Ali is an IT leader and strategist with 25+ years of experience at IBM, Verizon, Thomson Reuters, and Cognizant. He has led global teams, building and scaling multibillion-dollar annual growth. As a turnaround and strategic growth expert, he has jump-started innovation, grown revenue, and improved productivity.
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Toptal delivers leading AI development services through its diverse talent network and flexible delivery models. We implement the right skills at each project phase, blending expertise from various roles for seamless execution.
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AI Developer
Machine Learning Engineer
AI Developer
Data Scientist
Cloud Developer
Ali Faraj
CSO & CTO, Technology Services
Ali is an IT leader and strategist with 25+ years of experience at IBM, Verizon, Thomson Reuters, and Cognizant. He has led global teams, building and scaling multibillion-dollar annual growth. As a turnaround and strategic growth expert, he has jump-started innovation, grown revenue, and improved productivity. He has worked across verticals and across a wide range of technologies including AI/ML, cloud, ERP, CRM, ITSM, cybersecurity, and others.
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Technology Experience
25+ Years
Brad DeFrank
Delivery Manager
Brad serves as a principal delivery manager at Toptal with a focus on implementing cutting-edge technology solutions for our clients. He works across our entire portfolio, driving impactful business outcomes for startups and Fortune 500 companies alike. Brad specializes in product and go-to-market strategy, management consulting, and process optimization.
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Experience
10+ Years
Adrian Gonzalez
Verified Expert in Product Management
10+ Years
of Experience
AI Product Architect
Adrian is a leading generative AI expert and two-time O'Reilly book author who currently leads Microsoft's Cloud, Data & AI Strategy for Public Sector and Healthcare. Adrian's career spans technical and business roles across diverse sectors, including telecom, fintech, consulting, and IT. Internationally, he has delivered multiple innovative initiatives across North America, LATAM, and Europe. As a key member of the Trusted AI Committee of the LF AI & Data and a Responsible AI Lead at OdiseIA, Adrian champions ethical practices in AI advancements. He is also the author of the Linux Foundation's AI Fundamentals class.
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Denis Volk
Verified Expert in Engineering
20+ Years
of Experience
AI Developer
Denis is a senior full-stack AI engineer and data scientist, highly skilled in modern generative tech (GPT-4, Midjourney, and more), machine learning, ETL pipelines, data analysis, mathematical modeling, big data, and MLOps. He has a PhD in mathematics, and his data science expertise includes probabilistic risk modeling, revenue forecasting, geospatial data analysis, handwriting recognition, anomaly detection in time series, data engineering, and team leading.
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Samantha Guerriero
Verified Expert in Engineering
5+ Years
of Experience
Machine Learning Engineer
Sam is a bilingual senior machine learning engineer with a background in AI and robotics and a passion for driving innovation. She dedicated the past five years to exploring the best ways to build, optimize, and automate ML pipelines, with a specialization in Google Cloud Platform and TensorFlow. During this journey, she has also had the opportunity to experience many aspects of a business outside of the technical, from line management and recruiting to marketing, thought leadership, and pre-sales.
Previously at
Dragos Dima
Verified Expert in Engineering
6+ Years
of Experience
AI Developer
Dragos is a passionate machine learning engineer with over three years of experience in artificial intelligence. He is well-grounded in natural language processing, Python, and SQL. Dragos has an excellent knowledge of deep learning frameworks such as TensorFlow and PyTorch.
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Francesco Bruzzesi
Verified Expert in Engineering
5+ Years
of Experience
Data Scientist
Francesco is a data scientist with over four years of experience, a mathematician by training, and a passionate learner. He is especially interested in bringing value to a team or product, which, in his experience, has often translated to preferring simple, scalable, and understandable solutions instead of unnecessarily complex models.
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Marcelo Grebois
Verified Expert in Engineering
20+ Years
of Experience
Cloud Developer
Marcelo is an experienced technology leader, infrastructure solutions expert, open-source advocate, and multilinguist. With 20+ years of expertise in purpose-led high availability infrastructure solutions, he has excelled in engineering to executive leadership positions across Europe and Latin America. Marcelo focuses on building highly automated systems and has consistently delivered exceptional results. He is AWS certified and is also an open source enthusiast, Cloud Native Computing Foundation contributor, and Internet Engineering Task Force writer.
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20,000+ vetted professionals, ready to deploy individually or in teams
AI Project Manager
AI Product Manager
AI Developer
Machine Learning Engineer
Machine Learning Engineer
Data Scientist
Cloud Developer
AI Product Manager
Machine Learning Engineer
Verified Expert in Project Management
15+ Years
of Experience
AI Project Manager
With extensive expertise in engineering and project management, particularly within Agile methodologies, Mihaela excels in driving digital projects from discovery to production. Her leadership promotes team collaboration and exceeds client expectations. Known for fostering innovation and improving processes, she thrives on challenges. Her mastery of generative AI, enriched by courses like "Prompting for AI Operations" and "ChatGPT Advanced Data Analysis," places her at the industry forefront.
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Verified Expert in Product Management
10+ Years
of Experience
AI Product Manager
Charles is an industry leader in healthcare NLP with over a decade of experience as a data-science technical manager. As a player-coach, Charles has led multimillion-dollar projects in health-tech Fortune 500s, such as UnitedHealth Group, Philips, and AstraZeneca. Charles also has a PhD in computational linguistics. With over a dozen publications and patents in his field, Charles is an authority in machine learning for named entity extraction and classification.
Previously at
Verified Expert in Engineering
15+ years
of Experience
AI Developer
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.
Previously at
Verified Expert in Engineering
14+ Years
of Experience
Machine Learning Engineer
Joao is an AI/ML engineer with more than 14 years of experience at Fortune 100 companies like Procter & Gamble and Hearst as well as startups in the healthcare, energy, and finance industries. Joao holds a master's degree in computer engineering from the University of Porto and has multiple certifications in ML and deep learning.
Previously at
Verified Expert in Engineering
15+ Years
of Experience
Machine Learning Engineer
Abhimanyu is a machine learning expert with 15 years of experience creating predictive solutions for business and scientific applications. He’s a cross-functional technology leader, experienced in building teams and working with C-level executives. Abhimanyu has a proven technical background in computer science and software engineering with expertise in high-performance computing, big data, algorithms, databases, and distributed systems.
Previously at
Verified Expert in Engineering
10+ Years
of Experience
Data Scientist
Joslyn is a seasoned data practitioner with demonstrated experience across multiple industries, including technology consulting and customer service. With her academic background in applied statistics and a skillset in machine learning, data analytics, Python, and SQL, Joslyn has delivered numerous projects with positive business impacts on customers.
Previously at
Verified Expert in Engineering
18+ Years
of Experience
Cloud Developer
"Ifiok is an accomplished cloud practitioner with demonstrated success developing and executing cloud technology solutions. His knowledge of cloud and operational strategies helps promote organizational growth and cloud adoption acceleration. As an AWS 5x, Azure 2x, GCP 3x, HashiCorp, and New Relic certified professional, Ifiok is comfortable being the intermediary between business requirements and engineering value. "
Previously at
Verified Expert in Product Management
15+ Years
of Experience
AI Product Manager
Christine is a distinguished product leader specializing in AI, cloud computing, and advanced modeling. She led a major financial company's post-merger enterprisewide transformation and a $1.5 billion cloud deal. As a product director, Christine oversaw the creation of a large-scale SaaS investment management platform for high-net-worth clients. At top financial institutions such as Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan, she designs client-facing solutions focusing on data and process automation.
Previously at
Verified Expert in Engineering
10+ Years
of Experience
Machine Learning Engineer
Filip is a machine learning engineer with several years of professional experience. He's worked on large-scale problems at Amazon Web Services as a software developer and built natural language processing models as a research associate at the University of Zagreb. Filip's main interests are machine learning and natural language processing, with an emphasis on building text classification models.
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Challenge: Toptal and USC partner tackle mental health challenges with AI.
Impact: By working with Toptal, USC was able to accelerate delivery and expand the reach of the program. Students using Ask Ari report feeling empowered to better handle their anxiety and stress.
I worked with Toptal for a number of years in three different companies and have always had phenomenal results. Bringing them to the university was just a natural extension of my experience with them. You have somebody who really becomes part of the team.
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Senior Software Engineer, USC Institute for Creative Technologies
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