Great company for self-driven, A-types inspired by kind and ambitious colleagues - Anonymous employee Toptal Employee Review

5.0
Aug 17, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Autonomy to do your best work, inspiration from dynamic and hard-working leaders, tools and support to collaborate and work remotely.

Cons

Being successful here requires commitment to the cause, ability to identify within yourself "What more can I do?" and a strong sense of pride in delivering high-quality work. Without these, working at Toptal would be challenging. These are more of a "heads up" than a "con". Depending on which time zone you are in, some meetings are outside of traditional working hours. To me, this is a healthy trade-off to being able to work anywhere in the world.

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5.0
Jul 1, 2026
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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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