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Renan Almeida de Miranda Santos
Renan is a software developer with seven years of business and research experience. He specializes in developing backend systems, programming languages, and formal proofs. He is enthusiastic about backend development and programming languages. Renan's experience is backed by a bachelor's, master's, and PhD degree in computer science.
Show MoreTravis Stokes
Travis is a creative architect and .NET/MS SQL developer with extensive and varied experience who excels at rapid integration of new technologies. As a consultant, he has worked with every stage of the development process from initial discovery and requirements analysis to development and delivery.
Show MoreVadim Panov
Vadim is a software engineer with 15+ years of experience in embedded systems, Unix, networking, and cryptography. He has owned and brought products to market, combining skills in C++, C, Lua, JavaScript, Python, and more. Vadim acquired an EMBA to gain better equilibrium between tech and business challenges.
Show MoreAhmed Elkady
Ahmed has been a passionate iOS developer since his internship days in 2014 while studying computer engineering at the University of Waterloo. He has done six internships, most notably at Compass in New York and LinkedIn in San Francisco. After graduating, Ahmed worked at an edtech company called Top Hat for three years, then moved on to Coffee Meets Bagel for two and a half years. He holds a master's degree in computer science from the University of Illinois.
Show MoreMarius Petcu
Marius is a developer who knows the web—both front and back end—and is familiar with the ins and outs of the JavaScript ecosystem, particularly Node.js, TypeScript, and React. Marius is also comfortable with native development, more specifically game technologies like C++, OpenGL, and Lua and with iOS/macOS development. A career highlight is when Marius co-founded his own indie game development studio.
Show MoreVladimir Mitrovic
Vladimir has been a professional developer for 11 years. Most recently, he's focused on augmented reality, computational design, and computer graphics. He has architected complex software systems, designed UX, led teams, and spoken at conferences. Vladimir values simplicity and efficiency and loves working on interactive products, no matter the platform.
Show MoreEugene Mikhalev
Eugene has over 10 years of experience in software engineering, specializing in Go, microservices, and high-load development. He has worked with enterprise-level companies such as Lazada and Alibaba and leading Russian IT companies Ozon and Mailru. Eugene has also worked for European companies like Westwing, one of the Rocket Internet startup projects.
Show MoreRanier Montalbo
Ranier is a game developer with a passion for building gameplay, content-creation tools, and automation scripts using Unity3D or native mobile platform tools. Ranier is also a web developer with experience creating enterprise apps using React and React Native, AngularJS, the Google Maps API, and back ends using Flask in Python.
Show MoreKim Wing Fung
Kim is a software engineer with more than 15 years of experience developing front-end and back-end technologies, user interfaces, and tools for a wide range of applications, including video games, augmented reality, mobile platforms, and web apps. He has worked with various programming languages, including JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Kotlin, Java, Lua, C, and C++. Kim is fluent in software development approaches, including Agile, Waterfall, and XP.
Show MoreNguyen Truong Minh
Minh is a back-end developer with ten years of experience in various application domains. His solid knowledge of server-side applications proves valuable in the success of products. From scratch, he creates very stable CI/CD pipelines on GitHub, AWS, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) that have been used in many projects. His simple yet effective approach to problems garners the trust of his clients.
Show MoreDenis Dorozhkin
Denis is a back-end developer with experience leading teams of up to six and working for enterprises (like Mail.ru Group)—specializing in high-load web development using Go and Python. Denis also excels at working with multiple systems for the management, consumption, and processing of big pipelines or data or handling a high number of requests. Thanks to a passion for performance optimization, Denis also knows quite a few algorithms. He's also comfortable with all modern web development tools.
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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.
Capabilities of Lua Developers
Toptal’s Lua developers build efficient scripting layers for performance-critical applications. Skilled in metatables, coroutines, LuaJIT optimization, and C/C++ bindings, they streamline gameplay logic, toolchains, and embedded workflows to accelerate development.
Flexible Game and App Scripting
Secure Execution With Sandboxing
High-performance Native Integrations
Dynamic Logic Reloading
Readable Workflow Scripting
Embedded Systems and Tooling Support
Code Profiling and Optimization
Prototyping for Cross-functional Teams
Script Testing and Reliability
Scalable Scripting Infrastructure
FAQs
Typically, you can hire Lua developers with Toptal in about 48 hours. For larger teams of talent or full end-to-end project 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 Lua 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 Lua programmer, 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 Lua developers for your project.
At Toptal, we thoroughly screen our Lua architects 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 Lua architects with Toptal, you’ll always work with world-class, custom-matched Lua developers ready to help you achieve your goals.
You can hire Lua developers on an hourly, part-time, or full-time basis. Toptal can also manage the project end-to-end based on your specific requirements as part of our Consulting and Services offerings. Whether you hire a Lua 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 Lua developers can fully integrate into your existing team for a seamless working experience.
We make sure that each engagement between you and your Lua 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 Lua developer who may be a better fit and with whom we will begin a second, no-risk trial.
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Our talent network is composed of 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 identifying talent that fits your needs. They work to understand your exact requirements and hand-select the best professionals for your project.
Seamless Hiring
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
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.
Effortless Scaling
We help you scale your team up or down as needed, with quick and efficient hiring in under 48 hours.
Flexible Engagements
Our flexible engagement models allow you to choose the engagement type that suits your needs and adjust it anytime: hourly, part time, or full time.
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