Does Thoughtworks pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Thoughtworks employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Thoughtworks. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Thoughtworks?

79% of Thoughtworks employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Thoughtworks 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Thoughtworks?

Senior Consultant (604) , Applications Developer (364) , Consultant (282) , Lead Consultant (260) , Software Developer (192) , Software Engineer (159) , Business Analyst (146) , Senior Software Engineer (138) , Consultant Developer (132) , Quality Analyst (87) , Principal Consultant (83) , Project Manager (79) , Application Developer (68) , Senior Business Analyst (61) , Senior Software Developer (56)

What are the pros of working at Thoughtworks according to real employee reviews?

"The culture here is so great that you'll simply get attached to it because of that." ((in 784 reviews)); "I have met a few great people here that I would want to continue a friendship with outside of work." ((in 617 reviews)); "Pure agile company and work life balance is good." ((in 373 reviews)); "Fun and good work culture." ((in 237 reviews)); "Good benefits &flexibility Diversity is there and lot of activities are there for employees development" ((in 138 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Thoughtworks according to real employee reviews?

"Low salaries for Brazilian employees and not so much interesting projects... Hard to change to work on green field projects." ((in 253 reviews)); "Pay is low and internal ways of promotion are very biased depending on the leadership you are under" ((in 107 reviews)); "recent trend of frequent layoffs" ((in 91 reviews)); "No leadership on the ground." ((in 70 reviews)); "2. Leadership team is disastrous." ((in 17 reviews))

What are employees saying about Thoughtworks layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Thoughtworks layoffs and their outlook for job security at Thoughtworks in 2026.

Thoughtworks reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(4,672 total reviews)

Mike Sutcliff

76% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

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Thoughtworks has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 4,672 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Thoughtworks employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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5K reviews

4.0

Jun 30, 2022

Strong culture & employee satisfaction

Developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Great culture: Feedback, learning and transparency at the core - Competitive salary (with a transparent process to determine and adjust it) - Possibility to move between projects looking for a better personal fit - A lot of variety of interest groups make the experience unique to each person

Cons

- Depending on your client you might not be able to enjoy the benefits and events fully - There are a lot of parallel streams of communication that can be hard to watch. This is a big pain point if you want to participate in out-of-hours events and interest groups. - Remote working is allowed only in Spain (with a caveat of a fixed number of days per year being allowed outside) - Not all projects are as interesting or shiny as others, and you might end up at a "boring" or "soul-crushing" project.

Thoughtworks Response

3y

Thank you for leaving us such an in-depth review, you have mentioned a lot of positives related to our culture and competitive salary, which we are super happy to read! I hear you that as consultants, the types of work can vary and some projects feel more exciting than others. We're always working on trying to balance the types of work that our consultants are doing so you're exposed to a wide range of industries, challenges, and technical environments. It’s a balancing act, but at the end of the day, the work we're doing with our clients all equates to some pretty exciting, game-changing results for companies all over the world. Feedback is what allows our culture to grow and improve. I’m working on gathering thoughtful reviews like yours to share with our leadership team so that we can start to address the pain points for our employees. Thanks again for the work that you do for our clients and to support your colleagues. María - Community Manager.

5.0

Jun 30, 2022

Amazing place to work!

Tech principal

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Your opinions are always taken into account, no matter your seniority or position. An inclusive company that allows real growth opportunities (professional and personal). Leaders that really care about the people, easy to reach out to and always available. Interesting work (not only from the technical perspective) and awesome team mates to work with and have a chat about any interesting topic (some of them even write books, give talks and conferences, ... ;)) The "go to" company if you want to keep abreast of new developments in Software Engineering. Even you can work remotely from your home most of the time...

Cons

Nothing I can think of...

Thoughtworks Response

3y

Thank you for leaving us a 5-star review! You have mentioned a lot of positives, which we are super happy to read. I’m glad to hear you enjoy our culture of learning and appreciation of the craft of software. In addition, we agree that our passionate people make Thoughtworks extraordinary. María - Community Manager.

5.0

Jun 2, 2022

Best place to work

Senior quality analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- great environment to work - learning from the best - opportunities to develop my skills - work/ life balance - remote working - benefits - diversity and culture

Cons

- there's nothing that comes in my mind

Thoughtworks Response

3y

Thank you for leaving us such an in-depth review, you have mentioned a lot of positives, which we are super happy to read! I'm glad to hear you recognize what makes Thoughtworks extraordinary: our people and culture of constant learning. María - Community Manager

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