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 (607) , Applications Developer (364) , Consultant (283) , Lead Consultant (260) , Software Developer (193) , Software Engineer (160) , Business Analyst (146) , Senior Software Engineer (141) , Consultant Developer (132) , Quality Analyst (87) , Principal Consultant (83) , Project Manager (79) , Application Developer (69) , 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 789 reviews)); "I have met a few great people here that I would want to continue a friendship with outside of work." ((in 621 reviews)); "Pure agile company and work life balance is good." ((in 393 reviews)); "Fun and good work culture." ((in 240 reviews)); "Good benefits &flexibility Diversity is there and lot of activities are there for employees development" ((in 122 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 255 reviews)); "Pay is low and internal ways of promotion are very biased depending on the leadership you are under" ((in 106 reviews)); "recent trend of frequent layoffs" ((in 93 reviews)); "2. Leadership team is disastrous." ((in 17 reviews)); "Tough interview process, but thorough." ((in 6 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.

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4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(4,693 total reviews)

Mike Sutcliff

75% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

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Thoughtworks has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 4,693 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).

Reviews by job title

5K reviews

4.0

Dec 8, 2025

Pretty good but changed a lot

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good team a lot of knowledge to learn from Decent benefits

Cons

Has changed a lot and continues to change

4.0

Dec 8, 2025

Great for growth and culture but watch for compensation

Software dveleoper

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Exceptional culture and people. You'll meet some incredibly talented people. The general atmosphere is open, flat and intellectually stimulating. It's truly diverse and extremely inclusive.

Cons

Watch out for compensation since they don't pay that well

3.0

Dec 7, 2025

Good company with bad hike

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company and benefits this company provides

Cons

No hike given in this november cycle

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