Challenging opportunity to work with best people across the world - Engineering Manager Toptal Employee Review

5.0
Sep 4, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I have moved from Back-end engineer role to Team Lead to Engineering Manager, where I'm responsible for a set of teams. We've gone through a lot of transformation while growing the business and company, so one thing for sure - it will never was and probably ever be boring at Toptal. Working remotely not only gives flexibility, but also puts you into something similar of "NBA for business", where you get to work with world-class peers, reports and leadership. This is not an easy walk by any means, however if you're looking for personal growth and learning opportunities, you're at the right place.

Cons

Working together with people from many distinct cultures is interesting and fun, however it sets own challenges from time to time, where we might be looking at the same event from different perspectives.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
Jul 3, 2026
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Pros

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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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