Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Toptal as 50% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Software Engineer and Data Scientist rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Communications Specialist and Software Engineer roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Toptal takes an average of 69 days when considering 4 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Software Engineer had the quickest hiring process (on average 7 days), whereas Data Scientist roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 180 days).
Took a test, then tech interview then take home assignment that I discussed later and I passed. The process was clear and smooth and staff were professional. They will discuss recommended rate with you. And once done you need to prepare your profile, they will review and provide feedback then you will be granted access to the platform
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Toptal (Varsovia, Mazovia) in Dec 2019
Interview
- First introduction call. - Codility test. (3) - Live coding. - Test Project Build some project, if you are applying as Front end engineer expect to build some API. or get firebase knowledge
You take the initial screening tests and then comes an interview with the Senior Engineer. This part varies for manual and automation testers. Two parts: 1. Theoretical 2. Live Tasks
Live Task 1: Write test scenarios for an upload image form with the Upload and Cancel buttons(Test scenarios should include negative testing explicitly.).
Live Task 2: Write a bug report for a scenario where the client couldn't complete the transaction as loading animation was displayed. The client closed after a few minutes and couldn't log in again. Support received a suspicious activity alert and locked the account before receiving the client's complaint.