Yes, Im a freelancer and I am in the Toptal network. The first freelancer network that feels fair to both sides. Not saying that there are no others like that, but this is the first from my POV that feels like that to me as a freelancer.
As for the vetting the devs. I dont know 100% how the matching goes on Toptal from the side of the clients, but you will probably be assigned a recruiter who will help you in the process and suggest you developers. You could probably also search and pick some your self. Then you arrange interviews with the developers and pick the one(s) you like. After that you can start a week of trial period with them where you can more easily drop them if you are not sattisfied for valid reasons (that happens very rarely). After that you work directly with them.
Basically, Toptal is there to assist in finding a developer and later to assist if there is some problem with them, in other cases they stay aside. All the communication is direct with the devs without any unnecessary layers inbetween.
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Yes, Im a freelancer and I am in the Toptal network. The first freelancer network that feels fair to both sides. Not saying that there are no others like that, but this is the first from my POV that feels like that to me as a freelancer.
As for the vetting the devs. I dont know 100% how the matching goes on Toptal from the side of the clients, but you will probably be assigned a recruiter who will help you in the process and suggest you developers. You could probably also search and pick some your self. Then you arrange interviews with the developers and pick the one(s) you like. After that you can start a week of trial period with them where you can more easily drop them if you are not sattisfied for valid reasons (that happens very rarely). After that you work directly with them.
Basically, Toptal is there to assist in finding a developer and later to assist if there is some problem with them, in other cases they stay aside. All the communication is direct with the devs without any unnecessary layers inbetween.