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Topcoder, the On-demand Digital Talent Platform

Succeeding in business in today’s hyper-digital era requires having top digital talent readily available to bring ideas to life. Unfortunately, this is often difficult to achieve, and is becoming more difficult every day.

In April 2022, McKinsey reported that an already “acute” shortfall for tech talent has been made worse by a “massive push” to grab any and all available talent. This leaves most companies in desperate need of a resource for which the competition is stiff. If that is where you find yourself, Topcoder offers a solution.

For more than 20 years, Topcoder has been delivering technology outcomes for enterprise customers through their crowdsourcing platform, which includes over 1.6 million developers, designers, data scientists, and testers. It is the world’s largest technology network and on-demand digital talent platform.

“Our vision is to be the operating system for talent,” explains Doug Hanson, CEO of Topcoder. “I believe that when you bring a crowd of brilliant minds together, they can solve anything. Topcoder gives any business the opportunity to leverage those brilliant minds to achieve its goals and expand its vision. We simplify the way businesses access and execute with incredible digital talent.”

Topcoder uses crowdsourcing to boost the impact of digital talent

Large and small businesses alike often require bigger teams and new skills when launching new projects. As an example, Facebook revealed in late 2021 that it would need 10,000 high-skilled jobs to make its metaverse plans a reality. Topcoder understands that challenge and provides a solution through crowdsourcing, which not only allows teams to expand their talent-base, but also to streamline timelines. 

Through crowdsourcing, individuals in Topcoder’s community compete to deliver the best outcome for clients. Coupled with atomization—the process of breaking down requirements from a project into smaller components—Topcoder’s model increases speed and facilitates hyper-specialization. Technology has made staff augmentation easier, but Topcoder’s solution is about more than that. It’s about a larger shift in talent sourcing from thinking about a person in a seat to thinking about ‘What skills do I need? What am I trying to get done?’ 

Clients can also engage Topcoder to achieve a specific outcome, such as a new website design, or to run a bug hunt. Instead of hiring a full-service agency to complete an entire project, Topcoder can complete just one or a handful of elements of a project. 

By providing access to a virtually unlimited number of technology pros with proven experience, the Topcoder platform allows companies to grow their teams as projects demand. When work volumes or talent needs increase, companies can quickly scale up without the delays that HR requirements and other onboarding processes bring into play. The experience that Topcoder has acquired over the past 20 years allows it to help businesses ramp efficiently so they can start sooner and get more projects done.

Topcoder is the answer for businesses looking for digital talent 

Businesses looking to hire digital talent face a number of challenges, even when the talent pool is not already being overfished. Attracting talent requires getting the word out to an ever-growing number of platforms. Once prospects are identified, the challenge becomes verifying that they have the necessary skills and can effectively bring those skills into a team setting. Once talent is selected, however, the onboarding process can result in even more delays.

Topcoder removes the bulk of the steps associated with accessing digital talent. Each Topcoder member’s on-platform work is tracked and verified, meaning businesses can be sure they are getting qualified talent with verified skills who have been shown to be capable of consistent, high-quality outcomes. In essence, Topcoder lets businesses stop recruiting and start working on their digital projects.

The industries that Topcoder serves include retail, communications, health and pharma, public sector, technology, banking/financial services/insurance, and oil/gas/utilities/energy. Customers that use its services include Adobe, BT, Comcast, Google, Harvard, Land O’Lakes, Microsoft, NASA, SpaceNet, T-Mobile, US Department of Energy, and Zurich Insurance.

Topcoder is the answer for technology talent looking for opportunities

Those looking to work can expect to find an environment of respect, transparency, and opportunity at Topcoder.

“Topcoder is a community where you can connect, earn, and learn,” explains Doug. “We are competitive in nature and nurturing at our core. We connect incredibly talented individuals across the globe with customers who have tough problems to solve.”

Topcoder goes beyond simply providing job opportunities to provide a global community where technologists can find support, encouragement, and inspiration. It is an open talent platform that offers competitive programming, coding competitions, freelance gigs, and learning and up-skilling opportunities. As a result, the talent level in the community is always growing.
For businesses who want to accelerate innovation and tap into the gig economy for specialized skills on demand, there is no better solution than Topcoder. Its community of more than one million members have the digital talent that today’s businesses need to solve real-world problems.

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