Toptal reviews

3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(756 total reviews)
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Taso DuVal

61% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Toptal has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 756 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Toptal employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologia da informação industry (3.9 stars).

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756 reviews
2.0
Mar 22, 2017

Great Idea, Poor Culture

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The ability to work from anywhere. Most of the people at the company are really smart and fun to work with. The work is interesting and challenging and everyone works really hard to accomplish their goals. The compensation is fair and in line with the market. The technology is top notch.

Cons

Unclear and often unprofessional or aggressive communication at the executive level. High turnover The culture as described does not always ring true in reality. Transparent, 360-degree feedback is pushed hard as a pillar of the culture from your first day, yet many executives do not participate. Working remotely is awesome, but you are expected to be available almost all the time as taking "unplugged" time off is not encouraged. This is more noticeable on the operations side, not as much on the technical side.

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Toptal Response
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We intentionally cultivate a culture of direct feedback because we are focused on growing and improving (both Toptal and ourselves). We expect everyone on our team to give direct feedback whenever they see areas for improvement. With regards to turnover: as a rapidly growing company, we need to ensure that everyone on our team is committed to and capable of driving our long-term growth. Toptal is thus not going to be a great fit for everyone, and we do not shy away from making sure we have the right people on our teams.
5.0
Mar 21, 2017

Great Company!!

Recommend
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Pros

Simply great company with even better culture.

Cons

So far I don't have anything to add here.

5.0
Mar 18, 2017

Best company I have ever worked for in over 20 years.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Having been in the workplace for over 20 years this is a company that values their employees, gives them the tools for success and truly has developed a unique culture of integrating work and life. I have worked for Toptal over a year and have found that unlike any other company I have worked for they have excellent communication channels and truly embrace management/peer/subordinate feedback in both directions. I have great benefits, compensation, and room for growth that is encouraged. I have literally found my dream job and employer.

Cons

Toptal has high standards and expectations for their employees and they should not settle for anything less. It affects the morale of a team when one member is allowed to perform at a sub-standard level for extended periods of time.

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