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Predrag Miocinovic

Freelance Unix Developer
UTC-10:00
United States
Toptal Member Since October 3, 2022

Predrag is a software architect and engineer specializing in C++ for 20+ years. He started his career as an astrophysicist, working on groundbreaking experiments with optical and radio detectors; signal processing; and data management, analysis, and simulations. Leveraging those skills, Predrag transitioned to the financial sector as a lead developer for KRM, the market's most advanced financial risk analysis engine, used by some of the largest financial institutions to manage risk exposures.

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Fox Chen

Freelance Unix Developer
UTC-08:00
Canada
Toptal Member Since June 6, 2022

Fox is a software developer with nearly a decade of experience building high-quality applications for the gaming, telecom, and finance sectors. He is keen on using C++ with Nix, Rust, Go, and Python. Fox is always concerned about developing and deploying software solutions that meet customers' unique needs.

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Chris Kottaridis

Freelance Unix Developer
UTC-06:00
United States
Toptal Member Since April 12, 2022

Chris has 25 years of experience in Linux environments. Most of those years were spent in operating system development, such as writing device drivers and embedded Linux systems. His most recent tasks have been in the cloud computing world, where he was on IBM Cloud's core development team. He's currently interested in both Linux and FreeRTOS-based embedded systems.

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Omar Maya

Freelance Unix Developer
UTC-05:00
Canada
Toptal Member Since May 13, 2022

Omar is an experienced software developer and system administrator with experience in the banking sector. Most of his development experience focuses on JavaScript, PHP, MySQL, and Linux shell back-end development. He has worked with frameworks including CodeIgniter, Laravel, Bootstrap, Google Geocoding API, Moment.js, and OpenWeatherMap. In systems administration, Omar is an expert in automation scripting, Unix/Linux, and Veritas-based storage foundations in data centers.

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Roberto José Roque Paz

Freelance Unix Developer
UTC-03:00
Argentina
Toptal Member Since June 13, 2022

Roberto is a DevOps engineer and architect who started his professional career as a freelance developer and Unix systems administrator. Most of his projects were oriented to embedded systems and domotics based on ANSI, C, Python, and Linux. Lately, Roberto has focused on DevOps with a preference for open source code and tools.

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James Cater

Freelance Unix Developer
UTC+00:00
United Kingdom
Toptal Member Since October 2, 2019

James is a developer with 20 years in the banking sector delivering multi-tier global systems across enterprises. With extensive experience in front/middle office as well as software start-ups, he's a hands-on professional with deep technology experience across system design and programming. He enjoys working on complex systems without compromising performance.

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Sam Roose

Freelance Unix Developer
UTC+01:00
Belgium
Toptal Member Since March 24, 2022

Sam is a software developer with 18 years of experience in the back end, front end, databases, web, apps, networking, and Unix. He has worked in the banking, energy, and communication sectors and with startups. Sam has performed security assessments and penetration testing, developed a POC with face recognition software to automate operational cases, and built a real-time chat solution. His roles have included feature engineer, team lead, and founder. He is analytical, passionate, and pragmatic.

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Faisal Falah

Freelance Unix Developer
UTC+04:00
United Arab Emirates
Toptal Member Since May 19, 2021

Faisal is a data engineer with nine years of experience in implementing batch and stream data pipelines in both AWS and GCP using respective cloud services and open source tools. He's a programmer with good command of Go and Python and hands-on experience in various data projects, from ETL development for the global top bank's data migration projects to real-time clickstream processing in AWS to scaling a recommendation engine in PySpark (EMR) for the leading real estate provider in the US.

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Murali Krishnan M

Freelance Unix Developer
UTC+05:00
India
Toptal Member Since June 18, 2020

Murali is an expert database and Unix developer who's spent over the last 12 years developing, designing, and executing various IT projects. He uses a wide range of technologies, including the front-end and RDBMS. He has worked in the legal and financial domains and with various multinational companies. Murali joined Toptal to see what is out there and work on exciting projects with talented people.

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Nitin Keshav

Freelance Unix Developer
UTC+10:00
Australia
Toptal Member Since December 10, 2021

Nitin is a data engineering professional with over 13 years of work experience with expertise in data engineering, cloud computing (architecture and DevOps), enterprise data warehousing, and machine learning. His strengths include Databricks (Pyspark), ETL (Talend and Informatica Cloud), programming (Python), SQL (Azure SQL, SQL Server, Teradata, Redshift, and PostgreSQL), scripting (Unix, PowerShell), data modeling, and having impeccable business acumen.

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Rafael Mazariolli

Freelance Unix Developer
UTC+12:00
New Zealand
Toptal Member Since August 20, 2012

Rafael has 15+ years of professional software development experience, ranging from a SaaS built from scratch used by 200,000 unique users, generating BRL1.5 million on sales, to a dozen of brand websites and transactional web applications built for Johnson & Johnson as a developer and technical leader of an agile team, which also required great communication and team working skills, mentoring junior developers and putting the DevOps mindset into practice.

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  • How quickly can you hire with Toptal?

    Typically, you can hire a Unix developer 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 Unix developer, 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 Unix developer, 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 Unix developers for your project.

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

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

  • We make sure that each engagement between you and your Unix 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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