Slow spiral downwards - Director Toptal Employee Review

1.0
Oct 9, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

- The people that work there are generally smart and nice people - Remote work is a huge benefit

Cons

Where to start.... - Lots of turnover in executive ranks. - No salaries increases for the past 2 1/2 years, including no salary adjustments for promotions and no cost of living increases. - Continuous layoffs; cut another 30-40% of employees in October - CEO has a terrible management style (aggressive and confrontational) and is very emotional - you can be in favor and then lose favor quickly, and then you're gone. - No coherent growth strategy - CEO has new ideas for business lines every month and thinks it takes a few months to build a completely new product.

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5.0
Jul 1, 2026
Recommend
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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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