Always paid on time, this is the best part of Toptal as that's the thing that worries the most "will I get paid after doing the work", with Toptal the answer is always YES Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

there is no personalized career growth plan, you always have to do the client research for yourself, for example, a good practice is for those who just join to have a professional that helps you find the job that best fits your knowledge, define your correct rate, and also to let you know what you need to learn in order to improve your opportunities and rate, the same should happen when you finish with an engagement. i have to say that a constant while working with toptal is that you are lost without knowing the next steps in the process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like most the ease of finding an engagement. And definitely not having to go through several rounds of interviews everytime for a new job. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I dont have anything to mention that I dont like. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Compare to many other freelancer platforms, the part I like most is I don't need to care about those `chores`, like negotiating the price, I could focus on the work I'm good at, Toptal will handle the others for me. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I just came to Toptal for a few months, it was easy for me to find the first job, but I also see some comments on the slack channel that says it's hard to find a job, I'm not sure if it's true. Let me see if I could find another job after I finish my current project. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The best things I find on the Toptal platform (as a QA Engineer) are:

- hourly rates are dictated by myself, and I am always aware if those are high, I will be less likely able to find the project

- working schedule is in my hands - I can pick if I need an hourly job, semi-daily or full-time engagement

- there are always active jobs on the Dashboard

- independence - personal experience is that Toptal engineers are more skillful than ones that are met on the projects, so there is no limit to how high you can go in the hierarchy (leading roles)

- big Slack community

- you are always paid for your work, Toptal takes care of the charging part (if, for any reason, the client is late with the payments, or has different payment cycles) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Engineers coming from Toptal are mostly considered expensive

Engineer can't discuss the salary updates

Freelancers are not treated as employees ( of course, this is not Toptal's fault, but the downside of the outsourcing) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The support and jobs available on the platform and team behind. The salaries are a quite big plus as well Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The clients are not always as responsive, as one would like. The net20 payments, but it's industry standard Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Thanks to Toptal I've got to put my hands on projects that I've never dreamt of. The experience that's come with that has been instrumental to my career development as a product designer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Toptal allows you to charge whatever you'd like, however, they also charge the client a surplus over your hourly rate. This surplus creates a natural limit to what you can realistically charge a client. That being said, they've still managed to provide me with clients who are willing to pay the highest premium for my services the most throughout the years. As Toptal binds the talent to themselves legally, clients can get frustrated about paying an ongoing fee to an intermediary long term and choose to look for talent elsewhere eventually. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

1. Jobs for me (Go Dev) are always available. If you wait a week, you'll have more choice.

2. Hiring process for gigs is considerably quicker than for a regular paying jobs, even if you have to code a few. Clients trust the Toptal's hiring process.

3. In your résumé you always appear employed even when you take a few months' long pauses / retirements which is really great for your health. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Toptal takes money from my payouts I dislike most. Communication with Toptal management sometimes leaves you unhappy. If client is upset, you are always considered to be the guilty party even if that is not so. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Very well-developed processes: hiring, matching, onboarding, supporting, and communication are on a very high level. People and colleagues are responsive and very professional. Short questionnaires are great: straight to the business and with an evident intention of recognizing, hearing and solving the issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We could potentially pay more attention to the texting in the profiles. Other than that, I see no issues at all so far. I love the company, the approach, mission, processes and culture. = ) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Toptal has high talented people and a very engaged community. I was able to participate in an initial toptal project and see it first-hand what is like to work with other toptalers Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Timing for applying for a job might be too hectic. Sometimes if you do not apply a few hours after a posting I feel my application does not get through anymore. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

You can work remotely for any type of company all around the world with your own rate a only the hours you prefer. You also get access to many courses foranh languages / technologies / frameworks that also improve your skills. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Probably one thing are all the benefits of working directly with a company with a contract, for example vacation days, some bonuses and that kind of stuff. If you want vacations you have to "pay" them, removing those days from your worked days. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.