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ToptalExpert job categories
Choose the best-fit category for your project so the right freelancers can find and evaluate your job.
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A clear category helps attract relevant proposals and makes it easier to search for freelancers with the right experience. ToptalExpert groups projects across design, engineering, and software delivery disciplines.
Design and creative
Examples in this group include 2D and 3D animation, creative direction, graphic design, illustration, image editing, and motion graphics design.
IT and engineering
This group covers roles such as database administration, system administration, and systems architecture.
Web, mobile, and software development
Common categories include front-end, back-end, and full-stack development, CMS development, ecommerce development, desktop software, mobile app development, QA, scripting and automation, product management, UX/UI design, web design, and related specialties.
Choose the closest fit
If your project spans multiple specialties, select the closest primary category and explain the supporting skills inside the job description.
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