Is Arm a good company to work for as a Design Engineer?

Design Engineer professionals working at Arm have rated their employer with 4.9 out of 5 stars in 53 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Arm employees being 4.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Design Engineer Jobs at Arm now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Design Engineer interview questions at Arm .

Does Arm pay Design Engineer employees well?

Design Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Arm with 4.8 out of 5 stars based on 53 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 6.5% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Design Engineer salaries at Arm.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Arm?

Software Engineer (153) , Senior Software Engineer (135) , Intern (121) , Staff Engineer (107) , Engineer (102) , Graduate Engineer (96) , Senior Engineer (79) , Principal Engineer (73) , Verification Engineer (73) , Staff Software Engineer (59) , Design Engineer (57) , Project Manager (44) , Director (36) , Senior Design Engineer (36) , Internship (32)

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

"Good work life balance (but there is a trend that it gets a little worse)" ((in 286 reviews)); "Our company is on an upward trajectory and the people are great." ((in 286 reviews)); "A great culture of helping out other employees with spare time to ensure objectives are achieved as a team." ((in 285 reviews)); "Benefits are good and the European vibe is nice." ((in 205 reviews)); "Will get good salary and also it's good for established employee" ((in 113 reviews))

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

"Some managers have no idea how to delegate work and have no interest in your personal development." ((in 43 reviews)); "Poor leadership; frequent changes in direction resulting in frequent redundancies" ((in 22 reviews)); "Senior management are asking people to add reviews to GlassDoor to get the ratings up" ((in 14 reviews)); "It is becomming increasingly obvious as I become more senior that my line manager is completely clueless about how to resolve issues." ((in 9 reviews)); "Too much politics because the company has grown a lot in the last years" ((in 8 reviews))

Arm Design Engineer reviews

4.9

99% would recommend to a friend

(53 total reviews)

Rene Haas

100% approve of CEO

99% positive business outlook

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Design Engineer employees have rated Arm with 4.9 out of 5 stars, based on 53 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Design Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Arm is rated 27% above average by Design Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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53 reviews

5.0

Jun 15, 2026

Great work environment but workload can be heavy

Design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very good environment to work

Cons

Too much of work continues running machine

5.0

Mar 14, 2026

Amazing company

Design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Challenging work that keeps you excited

Cons

No cons to specify here

5.0

Aug 31, 2025

Very nice place to work

Design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

work life balance, treating all employees equally, good pay scale

Cons

I personally feel there is only few things which could improve more..

Arm Response

9mo

We’re glad you experienced strong work-life balance, fair treatment, and competitive reward during your time in Bengaluru. It’s encouraging to know those aspects stood out to you, as they are central to how we aim to support every employee. We appreciate your view that there are still areas to improve, and feedback like yours helps us continue evolving. Thank you for sharing your reflections on your time at Arm.

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