Great salary, great demands - Backend Developer Toptal Employee Review

4.0
Sep 3, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- great salary - possibility to rank up in career

Cons

- internal politics - you can sink in way too many hours - you can be fired really quickly - one week notice - that is all - unlimited holidays and some other perks are demoted to fiction

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5.0
Jul 7, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Professional and interested in quality work.

Cons

Not really a con, but more work waiting than hours allow.

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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