Great Team, Limited Design Influence - Product Designer Toptal Employee Review

5.0
Dec 13, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

The team was excellent. The developers and PMs were highly skilled, open to discussion, and a pleasure to work with — it was easy to collaborate with engineers on ideas like animations or other improvements, and they were always happy to bring them to life. Overall, the team was top-notch, and I feel lucky to have worked with such professionals.

Cons

The company is not design-driven, which makes it challenging for designers to push their ideas and influence decisions made by managers and stakeholders.

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5.0
Jul 1, 2026
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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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