A great experience so far - Back End Engineer Toptal Employee Review

5.0
21 Apr 2017
Recommend
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Pros

The company is 100% remote and I think that's a great thing. "Remote work" at a company that only has some of its employees working remotely or work at a company "that is OK with remote work" is a totally different thing. Here all the workflow is built around the fact that everybody is working remotely, it's not an afterthought. The company is pretty big and I definitely didn't meet everyone yet, but so far everyone I worked with were great, helpful and interesting people from various countries/continents. The company has not settled yet. It's still evolving rapidly on the technological side, so it's a nice technical challenge to be a part of. And of course - there is plenty of room to make an impact inside the company. I've seen great feedback from both talents in the network and companies hiring them on how happy they are with the service received. It's always fun to see happy clients.

Cons

Working full time remotely from home might be isolating a bit. Even though teams do bond quite quickly, having some live meetups with other people is a must. I rent an office with a group of other freelancers that I know for quite some time, so if I need "office time" there's always a place I can go to. But that might not be available to everyone.

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5.0
28 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

1. Excellent Pricing 2. Geneue Big and Global Clients 3. Pricing at your Choice 4. Top Class Payment System 5. Job Matcher who listen to you when and where required. 6. Always Real Job not a Job where person working as Freelancer to some international client and post job which you do during your parttime.

Cons

I don't find any Cons for TopTal Freelancer Platform

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Toptal Response
3w
Thank you for your positive feedback. We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience.
1.0
1 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

None. Avoid. This is a sinking ship.

Cons

As others have mentioned, the leadership of Toptal is very poor. Constant changes of direction, unstable leaders, a product with tons of competition. They also have extremely high turnover. Even if you get a job here, you'll be looking again in under a year.

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Toptal Response
3w
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