Toptal interview questions
Updated Apr 30, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Mixed
How others got an interview
- 8%RecruiterRecruiter
- 4%Employee referralEmployee referral
- 2%OtherOther
- 0%In personIn person
- 0%Recruitment agencyRecruitment agency
Interview search
758 interviews
Toptal interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Toptal as 35.1% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3.12 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Javascript Developer and Web Developer rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Software Development Engineer and Contract Software Developer roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at Toptal takes an average of 20 days when considering 57 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Manager had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas UI Designer roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 60 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at Toptal according to 57 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 28%
One on one interview: 20%
Skills test: 16%
Presentation: 15%
Background check: 7%
Personality test: 5%
Group panel interview: 4%
Other: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Drug test: 2%
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- Engineering Manager(10) .
