Avoid this place — too unstable - Anonymous employee Toptal Employee Review

2.0
Jan 24, 2024
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

When times are good, it’s good. But times aren’t good anymore

Cons

Anyone can get cut with little reasons, in fact, I was let go without any prior conversation about performance. Disappointing; I wasn’t given any opportunity to improve. Times are so bad there that they’ve reduced benefits and completely cut the 401k plan. Now’s not a time to join an unstable company like this. I don’t even know how they plan to work their way out of this, as the market is too crowded with other good alternatives for talent.

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5.0
Jul 1, 2026
Recommend
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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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