Toptal reviews

3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(756 total reviews)
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Taso DuVal

61% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Toptal has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 756 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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756 reviews
1.0
Mar 7, 2022

Don't be tricked by the false advertising

Anonymous employee
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Pros

100% remote. You can work from anywhere without needing approval.

Cons

I highly doubt many of these 5-star reviews are real. There's no way that many employees can find absolutely no cons of working here. There's absolutely no way 70% of employees think the CEO is doing a good job. My team had a 30% turnover rate and none of us thought this is a good company, let alone one with "no cons". I know many groups who are in the same situation we were. Their top 3% of talent slogan is incredibly misleading. Top tech companies have way lower offer rates than 3% so it’s not even something to brag about to begin with but also keep in mind that most top developers don't even bother looking at Toptal because they can make way more somewhere else. Toptal keeps the acceptance rate artificially low by having recruiters reach out to people that have no real shot at getting accepted and getting them to apply. Toptal has fallen behind a lot of similar companies that do pretty much the same thing. Those companies offer better benefits, culture, and pay. Many of them also have the backing of top VC firms.

1.0
Dec 21, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Smart people Great philosophy for the future of work/working Work from anywhere

Cons

Blaming culture CEO bullies staff and belittles them in public Lack of female leadership at the senior level Innovation is frowned upon Staff turnover at a very high rate

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Toptal Response
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The growth and freedom to define the future of work that make Toptal an amazing place to work are a direct result of our CEO's philosophy, vision, and passion. Senior leadership has always been and will continue to be active in numerous aspects of the daily operations of the business. Toptal wouldn’t be the best career fit if you aren’t looking for that kind of involvement from the people who shaped the company from the ground up.
2.0
Sep 30, 2021

Strange place; culture of fear

Anonymous employee
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Pros

remote work, decent comp and benefits, successful hypergrowth company--not going anywhere anytime soon, a lot of opportunity to move up or move around within the company (but this is mostly because of turnover and constant pivots)

Cons

-unethical practices -zero DE&I policy/not a forward-thinking place - very political atmosphere, with lots of backstabbing and CYA - employee happiness surveys are mandatory to fill out, but not anonymous, leaving people fearful to share accurate feedback -it's a strange place--big smiles on the outside, but many people are terribly unhappy -multiple lawsuits vs former employees -unclear salary and promotion strategy that leads to uneven and inequitable pay differences -you are considered a "veteran" if you've been with the company more than six months b/c of such high turnover -"yes" men move up, people who challenge the status quo or are really smart seem to move on...!

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