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I help startups and businesses turn their ideas into scalable web and mobile products. Instead of just writing code, I work as a long-term technology partner helping you plan, build, and launch products that are stable, scalable, and ready for growth. Over the past 8+ years, I have delivered 200+ projects including SaaS platforms, mobile apps, and high-performance web systems. What I can help you with: - MVP development for startups - Scalable web applications (Laravel, Node, React) - Mobile apps (Android & iOS) - Ecommerce platforms and payment integrations - UI/UX focused product development My approach is simple: Clear planning, clean architecture, and reliable execution. If you're looking for someone who understands both business and technology I’d be happy to discuss your project.

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Hi, I am an experienced SolidWorks 3D CAD Modeler, 2D Drafter, Mechanical Engineer. Based on your sketches, pictures etc. the services I offer: - Sheet Metal 3D, 2D, Flat Pattern, DXF, Bend Table to fabricate Sheet Metal products. - Modeling Structural Steel products, Fabrication Drawings, Drawing of all components, BOM and Cut List. necessary STEP files. -3D Solid modeling, 2D Drawing of product. STEP, STL, PDF files to make them. - Making STL files for 3D Printing. -Raster to Vector conversion, DXF from sketch/photo/hand made drawings for laser cutting. -Technical Drawing of Furniture, Wooden Products. -2D drafting / drawing using AutoCAD I am a Mechanical Engineer with over 20 years of hands on experience in Sheet Metal / Structural Steel Fabrication, Metal works, Machining, Engineering Drawing, Wood-works, Vehicle repair works, Machine Maintenance, Procurement of Tools and Equipment, Installation and Commissioning of Machines and Equipment and as a member of the Implementation Committee in our office, I participated in the implementation of many International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Projects in Bangladesh. Please see different samples of my work in my portfolio which I created using SolidWorks and AutoCAD for different buyers.

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Muhammad Y.

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I am a Mobile App Developer and Web Developer with 8+ years of experience building high-quality applications for startups and businesses I specialize in mobile app development using Flutter for iOS and Android, and also build scalable web applications using Laravel and Node.js As a mobile app developer, I focus on creating apps that are fast, stable, and ready for real users, not just basic demos I work with clients as a long-term technology partner or as a dedicated mobile app developer to deliver specific features, modules, or complete products I build mobile and web systems that are structured, scalable, and easy to maintain, so your product can grow without technical issues With 60+ completed projects, I have experience in SaaS platforms, mobile applications, and custom web systems across different industries What can I help you with • Mobile app development for iOS and Android using Flutter • Cross-platform mobile app developer services • Web application development using Laravel and Node.js • SaaS product development from idea to launch • Backend systems APIs and integrations • Admin panels, dashboards, and business tools • Improving performance, fixing bugs, and scaling apps I do not just write code as a mobile app developer; I focus on building solutions that support your product's long-term growth If you are looking for a reliable mobile app developer who can also handle web systems, feel free to reach out, and we can discuss your project

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i am mechanical engineer, with over 8 years of experience in procurement. I can source supplier, products as per your requirement. I can custom manufacture your products.

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Bernard F.

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Muhammad S.

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Mechanical & Design Engineerl Solidworks l AutoCAD l Estimation l PlanSwift l 3D Design l 3ds Max I am Mechanical Engineer specializing in 3D modelling, drafting, and design using SolidWorks and AutoCAD. I have successfully delivered detailed mechanical parts, assemblies, and technical drawings that meet international standards with a focus on accuracy, manufacturability, and innovation. Along with mechanical design, I have strong expertise in solar system design and implementation—including load calculations, system sizing, and complete drafting layouts for both residential and commercial projects. This unique combination of engineering and renewable energy knowledge enables me to support clients in product design as well as sustainable energy solutions. ✅ Core Expertise: 3D Mechanical Modeling & Product Design (SolidWorks, AutoCAD) 2D Drafting & Manufacturing Drawings Assembly Design & Motion Simulation Sheet Metal & Machine Components Design MEP Estimation(Plan Swift) Solar PV System Design, Sizing & Documentation BOQ Preparation & Technical Reports I am committed to delivering high-quality, detail-oriented, and on-time work. Whether you need a precise 3D model, manufacturing drawings, or a complete solar system design, I will provide solutions tailored to your project requirements."

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How to hire a great freelance Metal Developer

A Metal Developer is a graphics programmer who builds high-performance rendering, compute, and machine learning pipelines using Apple's Metal API for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and visionOS applications. Hiring a skilled Metal developer gives your team direct access to the GPU on Apple hardware, allowing you to push past the limits of higher-level frameworks like SceneKit or SpriteKit and ship apps that render faster, consume less power, and deliver visually richer experiences. Whether you are building a 3D game engine, a real-time video effects pipeline, a scientific visualization tool, or an on-device neural network, a freelance Metal developer translates your performance and visual requirements into shader code, command buffers, and finely tuned GPU workloads.

What does a freelance Metal developer do

Metal developers write low-level graphics and compute code that runs directly on Apple GPUs. They author vertex, fragment, tile, and compute shaders in the Metal Shading Language (MSL), manage command queues and buffers, and structure render passes for maximum throughput on Apple Silicon and earlier A-series chips. Their work bridges the gap between creative direction and silicon, ensuring your app hits its target frame rate while staying within thermal and battery budgets.

Beyond raw rendering, a Metal expert handles GPU-accelerated workloads that would otherwise stall the CPU. This includes image processing, physics simulation, ray tracing, particle systems, and inference for Core ML models that benefit from custom Metal Performance Shaders kernels. Strong Metal programmers also understand how Metal interoperates with adjacent Apple frameworks such as MetalKit, MetalFX upscaling, ARKit, AVFoundation, Core Image, and RealityKit.

Deliverables you can expect

Custom render pipelines using MSL shaders, including PBR materials, post-processing stacks, and deferred or forward+ renderers

Compute shaders for image filtering, GPGPU tasks, simulations, and machine learning preprocessing

Integration of Metal with SwiftUI, UIKit, AppKit, and CAMetalLayer for real-time views

Performance profiling reports captured with Xcode GPU Frame Capture and Instruments, with frame-time and shader occupancy analysis

MetalFX temporal upscaling and anti-aliasing implementations

Ray tracing acceleration structures using Metal's ray tracing API on supported hardware

Cross-platform porting from OpenGL, Vulkan, or DirectX to Metal, including shader translation

Custom Metal Performance Shaders graphs for on-device neural network inference

visionOS rendering for Apple Vision Pro using Metal and Compositor Services

Tools, frameworks, and technologies

A capable Metal developer works fluently across Apple's graphics ecosystem and the surrounding native toolchain. Common tools and frameworks include:

Metal API and Metal Shading Language

MetalKit, MetalFX, and Metal Performance Shaders (MPS)

Xcode, including GPU Frame Capture, Metal System Trace, and Instruments

Swift and Objective-C for host-side code

C++ for engine code and Metal-cpp bindings

ARKit, RealityKit, SceneKit, and Core Image for higher-level integration

Core ML and Create ML when Metal accelerates inference

Shader authoring tools and offline asset pipelines, including USD and glTF asset conversion

Game engines that ship Metal backends, such as Unity and Unreal Engine, when native plugins are required

Industries and use cases

Metal programming sits at the intersection of graphics, performance computing, and Apple platform development. Freelance Metal developers typically work on:

Mobile and desktop games, including console-quality titles for iPhone, iPad, and Mac

AR and spatial computing apps for ARKit and visionOS

Video and photo editing apps with real-time effects, color grading, and timeline scrubbing

Broadcast, streaming, and live production tools that need GPU-accelerated compositing

CAD, architectural visualization, and 3D modeling applications

Medical imaging, scientific visualization, and data-heavy dashboards

Machine learning apps that require custom Metal kernels for performance-critical inference

Simulation, robotics, and digital twin tools running on Mac workstations

How to evaluate a Metal developer

Metal is a specialist discipline, and resumes alone rarely tell the full story. Look for candidates who can demonstrate shipped apps on the App Store or Mac App Store, contributions to open-source rendering projects, or sample repositories showing original shader work. Strong portfolios include side-by-side performance comparisons, frame captures, and write-ups explaining the optimizations applied.

Key qualification signals include hands-on experience with the full Metal command submission model, comfort reading GPU traces, and a working understanding of GPU architecture concepts such as tile memory, threadgroup memory, occupancy, and bandwidth limits. Familiarity with linear algebra, color spaces, and physically based rendering is expected for graphics-heavy work.

Useful interview questions to ask candidates:

Can you walk me through how you would structure a render pass for a deferred renderer on Apple Silicon, and how you would use tile shading to reduce bandwidth

How do you diagnose a frame that is running slower than expected using Xcode's GPU tools

What is the difference between an MTLBuffer, MTLTexture, and MTLHeap, and when would you choose each

Have you implemented MetalFX upscaling or temporal anti-aliasing, and what artifacts did you have to mitigate

Describe a time you ported a shader from GLSL or HLSL to MSL and the issues you encountered

Why hire Metal developers on Freelancer.com

Freelancer.com gives you direct access to a global pool of graphics programmers, Apple platform engineers, and shader specialists with verified profiles, portfolios, and client reviews. Because Metal is a niche skill, sourcing across a worldwide marketplace matters, and freelancers on Freelancer.com bring experience across games, AR, video, and scientific computing. Clients set their own budgets and receive competitive bids, so you can match scope and price to the depth of work involved. Milestone Payments protect both sides during longer engagements, releasing funds only when deliverables are approved.

Ready to bring custom GPU power to your Apple platform app? Post a project on Freelancer.com today and connect with skilled Metal developers ready to deliver shaders, render pipelines, and compute workloads built for performance.

What are the steps to hiring a freelance Metal developer

Hiring a Metal developer is straightforward when you treat the brief as a technical specification rather than a wish list. Because Metal touches rendering, compute, performance, and platform integration, the clearer you are about target hardware, deliverables, and visual goals, the better the bids you will receive. The three steps below walk you through posting, reviewing, and awarding the project.

Step 1: Post your project on Freelancer.com

Your project post is the single biggest determinant of bid quality. A specific brief filters for candidates whose Metal experience genuinely matches your needs, while a vague brief attracts generic responses. Head to the post project page , where you can fill in the scope, timeline, and budget before publishing the project for freelancers to bid on.

Target platforms and minimum OS versions, for example iOS 17 and macOS 14, plus the GPU families you must support

Specific deliverables, such as shaders, render passes, compute kernels, MetalFX integration, or a full custom renderer

Performance targets, including frame rate, resolution, thermal expectations, and battery constraints

Existing code, asset formats (USD, glTF, custom), and any third-party frameworks already in use

Visual references, mockups, or links to comparable apps to communicate the look and feel

Timeline, milestones, and any NDA or IP requirements

Step 2: Review bids from freelancers

Bids are short proposals, not just price tags. A strong Metal developer will respond with a clear interpretation of your brief, raise technical questions about hardware targets or shader requirements, and propose a realistic plan. Read carefully and shortlist candidates whose technical understanding matches your goals.

Look for proposals that name specific Metal techniques relevant to your project, such as argument buffers, tile shading, or indirect command buffers

Check whether the freelancer asks sensible clarifying questions about target devices, asset pipelines, or performance budgets

Assess the realism of the proposed timeline against the complexity of the rendering or compute work

Review attached portfolio items, sample repositories, App Store links, or frame capture screenshots

Use Freelancer.com's chat to ask follow-up questions about prior Metal projects, shader debugging approach, and profiling habits

Step 3: Evaluate freelancers and award the project

The final decision combines proposal quality with profile evidence. For Metal work, weigh consistency across past projects rather than judging on a single demo, since GPU code that looks great in isolation may not hold up under production constraints. Examine portfolios for variety in rendering, compute, and platform integration tasks.

Portfolio depth, including shipped Metal apps, open-source contributions, and varied use cases

Star ratings and the volume of completed projects on the platform

Written client reviews that mention performance, communication, and follow-through

Verified payment method, completion rate, and on-time delivery rate

Any visible certifications or experience with adjacent Apple frameworks such as ARKit, Core ML, or RealityKit

Award the project using Freelancer.com's Milestone Payments, which hold funds in escrow and release them only as each agreed deliverable is approved

What is the difference between a Metal developer and an iOS developer

An iOS developer typically works in Swift or Objective-C with UIKit or SwiftUI to build app interfaces and business logic. A Metal developer specializes in GPU programming using the Metal API and shading language, focusing on rendering, compute, and performance tuning. Many projects need both skill sets, but the Metal specialist is the one writing shaders and managing the render pipeline.

Can I hire a Metal developer for a short, one-off project

Yes. Common short engagements include porting a shader from another API, optimizing a sluggish render loop, implementing MetalFX upscaling, or building a single compute kernel. Post a clear brief with target hardware and performance goals, and freelancers can scope the work as a fixed deliverable.

Do I need a Metal developer or can a game engine handle this

If you are building in Unity or Unreal Engine, the engine handles most Metal work for you. You usually need a dedicated Metal developer when you are writing a custom engine, building a non-game app with heavy GPU work, integrating Metal into a native iOS or macOS app, or writing a low-level plugin that an off-the-shelf engine cannot provide.

What information should I share before the project starts

Share the target devices and OS versions, the visual or performance goals, any existing codebase or shader source, reference images or videos, and asset formats you plan to use. The more specific the brief, the more accurate the bids and timelines will be.

Does Metal work on Windows or Android

No. Metal is exclusive to Apple platforms, including iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and visionOS. If you need cross-platform GPU code, discuss a Vulkan or abstraction-layer approach with your freelancer, who can then provide a Metal backend alongside other targets.