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Rob Brown

Freelance Technical Writer
UTC-10:00
United States
Toptal Member Since January 31, 2018

Robert is a highly motivated professional with enterprise-level experience. With a combination of excellent communication skills and a laser-like focus, Robert is capable of moving big ideas from design stage to implementation. As a full-stack developer, Robert utilizes a wide breadth of skills and knowledge to tackle the specific problem at hand.

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Madelyn Douglas

Freelance Technical Writer
UTC-08:00
United States
Toptal Member Since July 25, 2024

Madelyn is a full-stack developer and technical writer specializing in mobile development, AR/VR, games, and data ethics. As a software engineer at Meta, she worked on various products, including the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, Facebook News Feed, and Meta VR store. Madelyn is the former lead editor for the Toptal Engineering Blog. Her writing on technology and data ethics, which has focused on AI, AR/VR, and brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), has won awards and been published by the IEEE.

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Mark Castagneri

Freelance Technical Writer
UTC-07:00
United States
Toptal Member Since January 4, 2023

Mark is a risk assessor, program manager, security operations engineer, and architect with over 10 years of experience implementing risk reduction initiatives. He has a deep understanding of various security frameworks and tools. Mark has successfully developed budgets, risk-informed roadmaps, and project plans and has led multidisciplinary teams to effectively reduce risks and demonstrate compliance with standards, as confirmed by 3rd-party auditors.

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Ryan McElroy

Freelance Technical Writer
UTC-05:00
United States
Toptal Member Since June 1, 2021

Ryan is a software development, design, and management professional with 10+ years of experience as a consultant, including 5+ years at the executive level. His expertise ranges from hands-on development/operations to solution and enterprise architecture. With broad industry experience (insurance, finance, eCommerce, utilities, and more), Ryan brings value to any client who wants to start on the right foot or improve what they have.

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Cristian Cardellino

Freelance Technical Writer
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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Stuart Corrans

Freelance Technical Writer
UTC+00:00
United Kingdom
Toptal Member Since June 25, 2019

Stuart is a certified Azure developer and architect with 20+ years of experience. In recent years, he has specialized in enterprise integration and back-end projects, tackling problems of big data, scale, performance, and observability. He is passionate about mentoring, training, and technical writing, ensuring knowledge is transferred to developers and users when a project is completed. Stuart is currently ranked inside the top 0.2% of Stack Overflow.

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Mohammed Osman

Freelance Technical Writer
UTC+01:00
Sweden
Toptal Member Since June 29, 2022

Mohammed has confidently led a highly skilled team of .NET developers in transforming a large-scale system, leveraging cutting-edge technologies to revolutionize its performance and capabilities. We transitioned the system from outdated technologies to .NET Core, migrated the database from DB2 to SQL server, and modernized the API architecture by replacing SOAP with REST APIs. These strategic upgrades resulted in a significant boost in efficiency, scalability, and overall system performance.

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Kibrom Kidane

Freelance Technical Writer
UTC+04:00
United Arab Emirates
Toptal Member Since March 11, 2021

Kibrom is a full-stack developer with 5+ of experience specializing in React and Node.js. He excels in building dynamic user interfaces, designing scalable server-side applications, and integrating RESTful APIs. Proficient in JavaScript/TypeScript, state management, and cloud services like AWS and Google Cloud, Kibrom ensures robust and efficient web solutions. His expertise in deploying applications, setting up CI/CD pipelines, and utilizing containers makes him a great asset to any project.

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Ryan Foster

Freelance Technical Writer
UTC+07:00
Thailand
Toptal Member Since March 5, 2018

Ryan helps businesses grow their revenue by strategically improving the effectiveness of their websites and email marketing and advertising campaigns. He can help you identify high-leverage opportunities for growth, create and optimize advertising campaigns, create and optimize landing pages and websites, set up and optimize automated email marketing sequences, create online courses, and fulfill all your copywriting needs.

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Naoki Shibuya

Freelance Technical Writer
UTC+09:00
Japan
Toptal Member Since March 12, 2021

Naoki is a senior machine learning engineer with experience in PyTorch. He is passionate about deep learning training, and he worked on model quantization and neural architecture search for vision models. Naoki is also an experienced C++ programmer who has worked on real-time algorithmic trading systems.

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Naoki Kusakari

Freelance Technical Writer
UTC+09:00
Japan
Toptal Member Since January 16, 2024

Naoki is a technical writer and translator with extensive experience in the telecommunications and IT industries. He has successfully managed to create and translate the most complex technical documents. Naoki can also provide localization and consecutive interpretation services for demanding clients.

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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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Within days, we'll introduce you to the right technical content writer 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 a technical writer 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 technical writer, 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 technical writer, 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 technical writers for your project.

  • At Toptal, we thoroughly screen our technical writers 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 technical writers ready to help you achieve your goals.

  • You can hire technical writers 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 technical writers can fully integrate into your existing team for a seamless working experience.

  • We make sure that each engagement between you and your technical writer 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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