How are Toptal Site Reliability Engineers different?

At Toptal, we thoroughly screen our Site Reliability Engineers 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.

Can I hire Site Reliability Engineers in less than 48 hours through Toptal?

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

What is the no-risk trial period for Toptal Site Reliability Engineers?

We make sure that each engagement between you and your Site Reliability 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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J. Daniel Jiménez

Freelance Site Reliability Engineer

SpainToptal Member Since February 11, 2021

Daniel has been an IT professional since 2013, specializing in cloud-based site reliability engineering since 2017. He has also designed platforms at scale to deal with huge numbers in Spanish and European enterprises such as Airbus, BBVA, Telefonica, and Rabobank. Daniel delivers his best when solving problems that others have left behind as "cannot be done." He tackles new challenges with enthusiasm and a can-be-done mindset. Then he delivers high-quality solutions that exceed expectations.

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Marius Ducea

Freelance Site Reliability Engineer

United StatesToptal Member Since July 24, 2020

Marius is an accomplished DevOps engineer with 10+ years of experience designing and implementing automated, secure, and reliable systems for companies such as AdMob, Thumbtack, and Zillow. He specializes in DevOps culture building through build, package, and release automation; infrastructure coding on AWS; Kubernetes; Terraform; and configuration management, monitoring, and instrumentation.

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Andrea De Rinaldis

Freelance Site Reliability Engineer

ItalyToptal Member Since September 9, 2020

Andrea has over 20 years of experience in system administration and architecture design. He is always up to date with the latest IT trends. In the last years, Andrea has focused on DevOps methodologies and tools, cloud environments, IaC, and operation automation. He is also a software architect and developer with proven experience in distributed, multiservice-based applications.

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Roberto Reiner Uhry

Freelance Site Reliability Engineer

BrazilToptal Member Since April 19, 2020

Roberto is an IT professional with 20 years of experience working with many Oracle products and different technologies. Passionate about technologies and innovation, he has spent the last several years researching and implementing methods, procedures, and practices to optimize the responsiveness of operations and development teams in accordance with DevOps practices.

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Adrian Pop

Freelance Site Reliability Engineer

RomaniaToptal Member Since November 16, 2020

Adrian is a software engineer with more than five years of experience in DevSecOps, cloud infrastructures, SRE, and security areas. He is passionate about learning, research, and POC. Still, his primary focus is creating awesome infrastructures, pipelines, and security enhancements for startups or refining small, low-level details for on-premises environments.

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Ernestas Lukoševičius

Freelance Site Reliability Engineer

LithuaniaToptal Member Since March 12, 2020

Ernestas is a skilled site reliability engineer with an extensive background in Kubernetes, Linux, high availability, cloud computing, and automation. He is experienced in scaling and provisioning systems with thousands of requests per second and 0% downtime. Ernestas has worked on critical systems for companies such as Hostmaker, Tesla, Cisco, banks, social networks, and media streaming sites, and he contributes to open-source projects.

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Jordan Rash

Freelance Site Reliability Engineer

United StatesToptal Member Since May 26, 2020

Jordan is a highly motivated and passionate reliability engineer that started his career in the United States Navy. It was there he learned no matter what time of day, be prepared to solve a problem. Later in his career, he had the desire to lean in on his computer science degree and entered the security field as a SOC manager, and, more recently, he has been a developer/SRE leveraging the power of Kubernetes. Every day as an SRE brings a new problem, and he is excited about the opportunities.

Site Reliability Engineering Go Amazon Web Services (AWS)AWS Lambda DevOps AWS DevOps Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS)Security DevOps Engineer + more

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Caio Begotti

Freelance Site Reliability Engineer

BrazilToptal Member Since March 17, 2020

Caio is an SRE certified Kubernetes admin and experienced in scale and production on both AWS and GKE. He supports apps in a variety of programming languages and automates all work with Terraform and Kustomize. He's also worked with cloud-standard tooling like Prometheus Operator, Istio, and Hashicorp's Vault for great CI/CD as developers move fast.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Principal

How to Hire Site Reliability Engineers through Toptal

Talk to One of Our Industry Experts

A Toptal director of engineering will work with you to understand your goals, technical needs, and team dynamics.

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Within days, we'll introduce you to the right Site Reliability Engineer for your project. Average time to match is under 24 hours.

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Work with your new Site Reliability Engineer for a trial period (pay only if satisfied), ensuring they're the right fit before starting the engagement.

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FAQs

How are Toptal Site Reliability Engineers different?
At Toptal, we thoroughly screen our Site Reliability Engineers 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.
Can I hire Site Reliability Engineers in less than 48 hours through Toptal?
Depending on availability and how fast you can progress, you could start working with a Site Reliability Engineer within 48 hours of signing up.
What is the no-risk trial period for Toptal Site Reliability Engineers?
We make sure that each engagement between you and your Site Reliability 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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