Overpromise and underdeliver - Anonymous employee Toptal Employee Review

1.0
Sep 6, 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

None that I can think of

Cons

Simply a horrible company. About half the people I started with were gone less than a year after joining. Many of my former co-workers don't even bother listing Toptal on their resume. For those considering Toptal as way to get into tech, don't do it! This is NOT a tech company. Most of your work will be boring repetitive tasks that do not build any useful skills. Toptal likes to fire people with no warning. It's an unprofessional way to do business and has left my team scrambling to figure out how to continue projects with no heads up. There's been a lot of complaints about the CEO. However, a lot of the exec team either condone his behavior or are too weak to stand up to him. The HR team is particularly slimy. They basically hit every negative HR stereotype you can think of.

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5.0
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Pros

Professional and interested in quality work.

Cons

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1.0
Jul 3, 2026
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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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