Not worth the stress or employment risk - Director Toptal Employee Review

1.0
Nov 1, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Anyone manager level or lower will enjoy the young fun environment. The pay is decent and remote work is great. It is very much a start up environment where proper rules and processes do not exist, so if you do not like working for an established company, you may enjoy the wild ride.

Cons

Corrupt unqualified senior leaders abuse and belittle anyone who is skilled that dares to disagree with them. The senior leadership team is highly toxic and feels like highschool where if you tow the line, you might be fine, but if you are faced with making tough decisions or are more skilled than your executive leaders, they will make working there impossible. They also take the start up mentality too far and basically think following laws are just a suggestion.

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5.0
Jul 1, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Toptal has been my favorite place to work so far! • The flexibility of remote work is amazing. • I’ve had the chance to work with fantastic clients. • The internal team is supportive, talented, and a pleasure to work with.

Cons

Sometimes it can take a bit longer to find a new engagement if you’re looking for opportunities in Asian time zones. In my experience, Europe and the Americas tend to have more opportunities and faster matching.

1.0
Jul 3, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Met some good dedicated employees and freelance workers.

Cons

Lack of any real industry solutions or capabilities since 100% of delivery services are freelance contractors. Model has been successful as providing staff augmentation to clients, but all intellectual capital and outcomes are owned by the clients or the freelancer. Toptal is simply a staffing platform broker who marks up the freelance talent. Great if you need a plumber, but not if you're planning to build a bathroom.

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