Toptal reviews

3.8

74% would recommend to a friend

(758 total reviews)
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Taso DuVal

64% approve of CEO

60% 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 Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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758 reviews
5.0
Nov 6, 2025

Great Organization

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Employer has many great benefits.

Cons

I have no cons to add.

4.0
Sep 3, 2025

Not bad

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Colleagues are awesome and love the team

Cons

not much - can be confusing around initiatives cause they are always changing

3.0
Aug 11, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Talented, global, and inspiring team — some of the best professionals I’ve worked with. - Fully remote culture with great tools for async collaboration. - Clear processes and high standards that help you grow as a professional. - Opportunities to work with leading global companies and challenging projects.

Cons

- When facing personal challenges, initial flexibility and support were appreciated, but expectations quickly returned to a very high bar without much transition time. - The Performance Improvement Plan felt rigid, with limited margin for recovery if targets were missed even briefly. - Promises of post-employment support and re-entry into the Toptal Talent Network were not followed through as clearly or effectively as discussed. - Post-exit, the process to rejoin as a contractor was disorganized, with repeated profile changes and little proactive guidance.

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