Toptal Launches Artificial Intelligence and Data Science Talent Specializations

SAN FRANCISCO, October 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --

The new service offerings will leverage Toptal's unparalleled network of global talent to help businesses staff artificial intelligence and data science projects

Toptal, a global network of top talent in business, design, and technology that enables companies to scale their teams, on-demand, today announced the launch of its two new on-demand talent specializations to meet the rising demand for skilled artificial intelligence and data science engineers. Tapping into Toptal's private network of highly skilled software professionals, the new specialized service will connect organizations with freelance artificial intelligence and data science professionals who are experts in machine learning, deep learning, data architecture, and data mining.

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"Businesses across every sector are moving quickly to leverage the power of artificial intelligence and data science optimization. For many of them, access to high-quality talent is the critical hurdle," said Taso Du Val, Toptal co-founder and CEO. "With these service offerings, Toptal is providing businesses with the unique opportunity to quickly staff their AI and data science initiatives with elite talent. Our company was made by engineers for engineers, so we care deeply about matching our clients with experts who have the exact skills and real-world experience they need to realize their goals."

"We've worked with Toptal for more than a year to achieve scale in our practice when our teams did not have the bandwidth to quickly meet the growing demand," said Joe Manfredonia, Regional Service Owner for Advanced Analytics at Johnson & Johnson. Manfredonia leads a team of data scientists that provides data science engineering as a service to J&J's North American businesses across all sectors. "Toptal was able to quickly provide top quality data science talent that blended seamlessly into our teams."

Toptal has seen a 145% increase in demand for artificial intelligence and data science talent over the past two years. To date, Toptal professionals have previously worked on a variety of projects for some of the world's largest organizations, including: computer vision for the European Space Agency; machine learning for Intel; sound-based vehicle recognition and classification for GE; and biomechanics data mining for Nike Sports Research Lab, to name just a few.