Downward spiral - Principal Engineer Toptal Employee Review

1.0
5 Nov 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Amazing engineering team, great culture, growth opportunities

Cons

Senior leadership keeps changing direction, starting and stopping projects over and over with no clear plan. The company has had multiple rounds of layoffs, which has damaged the culture and left people afraid to speak up or take responsibility. The layoffs are handled in a harsh, impersonal way. Everyone is called to an urgent meeting, where they simply announce that some people are being let go. Afterward, you get an email with details, and within an hour, people’s accounts are deactivated. You just see teammates disappear from Slack, without any real communication or empathy.

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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 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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