Does Toptal pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Toptal employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Toptal. This rating has improved by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Toptal?

74% of Toptal employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Toptal 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Toptal?

Software Engineer (99) , Senior Software Engineer (88) , Freelancer (48) , Product Designer (35) , Software Developer (22) , Full Stack Developer (21) , Communications Specialist (16) , Product Manager (14) , Project Manager (13) , Account Manager (12) , Front End Developer (12) , Sales Engineer (12) , Frontend Developer (11) , Senior Software Developer (11) , Engineering Manager (10)

What are the pros of working at Toptal according to real employee reviews?

"You can learn and meet great people" ((in 68 reviews)); "The job is fully remote and good salary." ((in 66 reviews)); "You'll be working with top clients and global brands all over the world while earning a good pay." ((in 63 reviews)); "An all round great team to work with." ((in 54 reviews)); "Great culture and values." ((in 53 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Toptal according to real employee reviews?

"Frequent layoffs contribute to low job security and necessitate regularly assuming additional workloads and adapting to new practices." ((in 42 reviews)); "No benefits since you are a contractor you receive when you work and that is it." ((in 29 reviews)); "Terrible management, ceo." ((in 20 reviews)); "Senior leadership keeps changing direction, starting and stopping projects over and over with no clear plan." ((in 20 reviews)); "Managers have no idea what they’re doing and will set up meetings to make themselves feel important." ((in 8 reviews))

What are employees saying about Toptal layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Toptal layoffs and their outlook for job security at Toptal in 2026.

Toptal reviews

3.8

74% would recommend to a friend

(759 total reviews)

Taso DuVal

63% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

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Toptal has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 759 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Toptal employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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759 reviews

2.0

Jan 30, 2024

Poor leadership the higher you go in the hierarchy

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Amazing talent network and savvy engineering team - Compensation is good if you are living in a third-world country

Cons

- For specialized engineering positions, compensation feels very outdated - Poor C-Level decisions - The push to meet their "hidden" employer performance metrics, makes you run in circles trying to meet expectations while leaving the important job that should be targeted, unattended. - Layoffs are brutal, you don't even get a performance review or a call with HR. Your access is just cut off.

5.0

Jan 30, 2024

Excellent company to grow and live of

Senior data engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

High payment freelance short contracts and also long term ones Very organized and well established company in the market Good community support

Cons

Payments take a while to drop, 15 to 20 days on average

2.0

Jan 26, 2024

Revolving door - stay clear if you are able

Sales executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Fair base pay -Talent network is high-quality -good work/life balance

Cons

-lack of support model (you're on an island) -management's lack of understanding of the current market and what it will take to be successful -constant revolving door at all levels with heavy scrutiny on data and metrics vs identifying what can make people successful

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