Toptal is an exclusive network of the top freelance software developers, designers, finance experts, product managers, and project managers in the world. Top companies hire Toptal freelancers for their most important projects.

 

Toptal is a company that values attitude over everything.

Our vision is to be the greatest talent company in the world, and we’ve scaled faster than any other talent company in history through our relentless attitude toward innovation and strong execution. Our unique success comes from embracing a strong work ethic, a mindset of diligence, and a long-term vision.

At Toptal, we must set the standard when it comes to culture and, over the years, we’ve identified several characteristics that have driven our success. The following are our Cultural Attributes.

Who we are:

You are driven to achieve extraordinary outcomes. You push yourself and those around you to be their best and accountable. You drive your teams to push beyond what they believe is possible. You are relentlessly resourceful and take ownership of any problem you see.

You are extremely skilled in your area of expertise, and you constantly strive to uplevel yourself. You coach individuals who are not as skilled as you, and you push them to be better. You apply your skills whenever and wherever needed.

You excel at synthesizing discussions and ideas between many individuals. You have an ability to take ideas from those individuals and integrate them into a simple, brilliant outcome.

You set your sights on extraordinary outcomes. You do not let yourself or your team set modest goals and casually meet them. You push innovation, you push estimates, and you push expectations.

You care deeply about what you do and your dedication is noteworthy. You inspire people through stories and your own energy. You know how to show your team members the impact of their work and get them excited about the future.

You never accept what someone says as truth if you disagree with it—no matter what authority that person has in the company—and you always challenge people directly, not through backchannels. You question and challenge ideas, from policy to product decisions, and you always seek to understand the why behind everything.

You bring problems to the forefront. You call the attention of the executive team and the company as a whole as you proactively flag problems across product, engineering, sales, and every other part of the organization.*This is possibly the most important principle of all.

When a problem comes to your attention, you must listen and understand it. This doesn’t mean that we must satisfy all perspectives—we’re a meritocracy, not a democracy—but you must listen and understand issues before reacting.

You understand the goals and objectives that exist within your team and can articulate them in a single sentence. You constantly share those goals and principles with your team to ensure everyone has perfect understanding and alignment.

You’re always available to help and coach others—whether it’s with a technical challenge, an interpersonal issue, or any other kind of roadblock.*Your helpfulness to others is especially valued at Toptal.

If you want to be first, innovating, and leading the future, you join Toptal. You join Toptal to win, to be original, and to work with the best.