Toptal reviews

3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(758 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 758 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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758 reviews
5.0
Sep 10, 2019

Love it!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

- great working environment - amazing team - opportunity to work with talented people from all over the world - opportunity to develop as a professional - managers that can recognize good workers - a culture that fosters you to give your 100% of the effort

Cons

- nothing I can think of except that it is not a company for people who are not willing to commit to excellence in what they do

5.0
Sep 4, 2019
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Pros

I am so proud to call Toptal home. Here are my top 5 reasons why I love working at Toptal in no particular order. 1. Great work-life balance through remote work. 2. Autonomy to be creative and entrepreneurial. 3. I am working on product features that are both challenging and exciting, but most importantly, these product features can help improve the lives of its users. 4. Leadership and management team are attentive and caring - they ensure that your voice is heard and provide plenty of opportunities to contribute to the overall success of the company. 5. Great impactful opportunities. If you like to be continuously challenged, execute against goals, and have an impact, then this is the place to be

Cons

Traditional growing pains that companies have in growth mode. However, growing pains are useful and vital to the company's growth and success.

4.0
Sep 4, 2019
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Pros

I have been able to build and accomplish more in my tenure at Toptal than I have in my entire career. I own initiatives end-to-end and I get to work side by side with the best and brightest from all over the world, learning more about different cultures and people along the way. This company is the best environment for self starters who think like an entrepreneur and are resourceful. The work is challenging, but after 2+ years here I am continually impressed by the teamwork and collaboration. I have worked cross-functionally on many projects and even though it might not be a person's "job" to help me, everyone I have worked with is always so encouraging and helpful and have helped me get many initiatives over the finish line. Our CEO is one of the most intelligent people I have ever met. You won't find anyone more passionate than him on the topic of Toptal's mission. He will challenge you to be your best. Some people struggle with direct feedback but in my case it has made me stronger as a professional.

Cons

This environment isn't for everyone. It is very fast paced and you have to be able to handle working remotely/from home (some struggle with boundaries and end up working 24/7). Most people want remote jobs but don't understand how difficult it can be. I personally find it hard to take vacation because there is a lot to do and I never want to be a bottleneck. A lot of the reviews here are disgruntled employees who have never spoken up. It's just like having a bad experience at a restaurant and giving them a bad review without giving the manager direct feedback so they know they even made a mistake in the first place to improve on. I'm not admitting mistakes have been made here and maybe they have, but the leadership team can't fix problems they don't know about until they read about them online.

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