J'ai postulé en ligne. Le processus a pris 2 jours. J'ai passé un entretien chez Toptal (Eu) en janv. 2022
Entretien
Algorithmic 90 min test followed by live coding test. They use some off the shelf testing system and a engineer that sits there and watches you try to code it up in 10 mins. The test was not very sensible. Directed at a very specific coding skill set, nothing to do with real life software development. You might well be able to tell how well engineers do at rapidly selecting and coding an sort of letters but nothing beyond that. Nothing on systems, latency, parallelism, safety, testing, style or any other important part of writing code from a freelance perspective. The people doing the interviews also don’t really know what they are doing. As both a developer and freelance employer I don’t trust this process at all.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
Promised not to say anything on the questions they ask
J'ai postulé en ligne. Le processus a pris 2 semaines. J'ai passé un entretien chez Toptal (Cape Town) en juin 2026
Entretien
The interview process has been structured and professional so far. It started with the initial application and screening, followed by an online coding assessment with algorithm-style questions focused on correctness, edge cases, and problem solving under time pressure. After completing that stage, I was invited to schedule a live technical interview. Communication has been clear, with detailed instructions about the interview format, environment requirements, screen sharing, and expectations around working without external assistance. The process feels rigorous and time-sensitive,.
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Write a function to return the maximum number of words in a sentence from a given string containing letters, spaces, and sentence-ending punctuation.
Tech screening and then tech interview, leetcode style questions. Then there was a take home project.. not in-person. all done remotely and online. Good interviewers, helpful, easy process and good communication
I applied to Toptal and I'm having an interview days later. What can I prepare for now? I wanna get some details or tips from you. Please help me with your toptal screening interview experience.
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What was the last project you have worked on and what did you do in that project?