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Si Ke

Freelance Windows Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
UTC-08:00
Canada
Toptal Member Since September 4, 2020

Si is a talented engineer with 20 years of software design and development experience and six years of effective team leadership expertise. He developed Diskeeper that sold more than 10 million copies. Si has successfully shipped several products running in Windows, Linux, and Macintosh. His strengths include designing and developing complex and high-performance enterprise software. Si is an innovative professional who enjoys solving good challenges.

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Ted Middleton

Freelance Windows Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
UTC-08:00
Canada
Toptal Member Since July 9, 2020

Ted is a software developer and programmer with 20 years of professional programming experience, nearly 25 years of experience programming in C and C++, and almost as long in Python. He enjoys finding clean solutions and producing high-quality, high-value code. Ted also excels at porting and building maintainable cross-platform software and is skilled as a runtime-performance optimizer. In short, the software that Ted writes just works.

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Kevin Gallo

Freelance Windows Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
UTC-08:00
United States
Toptal Member Since April 12, 2024

Kevin is a technology innovator with over 30 years of industry experience as Microsoft's corporate vice president and chief technologist. He has specialized in building new and broad-scale technologies, developing developer tools, delivering important keynotes, and leading cross-company collaborative teams. Kevin is the inventor of technologies such as Windows UI (WinUI) 3, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Microsoft Silverlight, Windows App SDK, and many other industry-standard tools.

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Andy Gill

Freelance Windows Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
UTC-05:00
United States
Toptal Member Since November 9, 2021

Andy, a full-stack developer with 20 years of software experience, specializes in the .NET stack, covering requirements gathering, SQL database design, and development across web, Windows, and mobile platforms. Skilled in system monitoring, his strengths include .NET MAUI cross-platform apps, conversational bots for Amazon Alexa and Google Home, and full .NET stack for web or Windows. Andy is passionate about improving client experiences through problem-solving.

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Fernando Urkijo Cereceda

Freelance Windows Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
UTC+00:00
United Kingdom
Toptal Member Since July 25, 2023

Fernando is a passionate developer specializing in .NET development with Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps, Web APIs, Blazor apps, Microsoft Orleans, and Entity Framework Core. Fernando has 12+ years of experience working in large-scope projects for various industries, including airlines, energy, music, and board portals.

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Richard Sinden

Freelance Windows Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
UTC+00:00
United Kingdom
Toptal Member Since November 8, 2022

Richard is a software developer with over twenty years of experience whose main area of expertise is developing the Microsoft .NET platform. His specialty is Windows desktop applications and designing user-friendly UI/UX. He is also adept at working with the API, business, data access, and storage layers. Richard is comfortable working throughout the entire software development lifecycle, from requirements analysis and design to testing, deployment, and support.

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Michael Puzankow

Freelance Windows Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
UTC+01:00
Germany
Toptal Member Since March 22, 2021

Michael brings more than 25 years of experience in software development, system architecture, and UI design and is an expert with C++ and Qt. Michael's project experience covers Windows, Linux, macOS, and Android, interfacing external hardware through TCP/IP networks, serial protocols, and Bluetooth. His roles have included CTO, CEO, R&D engineer, and department head. Michael also excels with SQL databases, distributed applications, networking, and multithreading.

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Camille Potard

Freelance Windows Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
UTC+01:00
France
Toptal Member Since February 23, 2021

Camille is a senior software developer with 20 years of experience building desktop applications for notable clients, such as E-on software, Hitachi, and Alstom. His primary expertise includes C, C++, Python, and real-time technologies with 3D software, in railway, power, video, imaging, and web domains. Camille thrives in remote environments with small or medium-sized teams.

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Dalibor Čarapić

Freelance Windows Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
UTC+01:00
Croatia
Toptal Member Since September 2, 2021

Dalibor is a certified .NET Framework Windows Applications developer. He has led teams and projects, implementing technologies ranging from .NET Windows Forms desktop applications, ASP.NET Web Forms and .NET WPF applications, Xamarin Android apps, to ASP.NET Core back-end APIs. He built a Windows Forms and Windows Service application to manage energy sales produced by hydroelectric power plants and a Xamarin Android application for production floor maintenance and repair feedback.

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Erez Nassimi

Freelance Windows Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
UTC+02:00
Israel
Toptal Member Since October 5, 2020

Erez has 30 years of experience in software development and 15 years in team building and management. His expertise covers multiple languages (C++, C#, Pascal, SQL), frameworks (.NET), paradigms (OOP, REST), platforms (Windows), protocols (Diameter, FIX), including API development, design patterns, web scraping, and clean coding. Familiar with stock options, currency exchanges, and trading/algo-trading, he has won innovation awards at Amdocs, contributing to CodeProject and StackOverflow.

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Remya Naadam

Freelance Windows Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
UTC+04:00
United Arab Emirates
Toptal Member Since March 10, 2022

Remya has more than 15 years of software development experience, is very passionate about coding, and is committed to her work. She has extensive experience mainly on .NET frameworks from .NET 2.0 until .NET Core. Remya's main area of focus is building back-end APIs in C# and VB.NET, and she is also experienced in IBM MQ, Apache Kafka, Microservices, and PL/SQL coding.

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Within days, we'll introduce you to the right Windows developer for your project. Average time to match is under 24 hours.
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Our name “Toptal” comes from Top Talent—meaning we constantly strive to find and work with the best from around the world. Our rigorous screening process identifies experts in their domains who have passion and drive.

Of the thousands of applications Toptal sees each month, typically fewer than 3% are accepted.

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FAQs

  • How quickly can you hire with Toptal?

    Typically, you can hire Windows developers 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 Windows programmer, 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 Windows 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 Windows developers for your project.

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

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

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

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    Our talent are thoroughly vetted professionals who ramp up quickly, function as essential team members, and deliver results.

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    Our experienced talent matchers specialize in pairing you with the right fit. They work to understand exactly what you need and hand-select the best professionals for your project.

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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.

  • No-risk Trial Period

    No-risk Trial Period

    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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