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 (605) , Applications Developer (364) , Consultant (283) , Lead Consultant (260) , Software Developer (193) , Software Engineer (159) , Business Analyst (146) , Senior Software Engineer (141) , 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 802 reviews)); "I have met a few great people here that I would want to continue a friendship with outside of work." ((in 621 reviews)); "Fun and good work culture." ((in 235 reviews)); "Good benefits &flexibility Diversity is there and lot of activities are there for employees development" ((in 131 reviews)); "It's a place where you receive constructive feedbacks and the best place for you to develop new skills;" ((in 113 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 256 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 96 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.

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4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(4,685 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 4,685 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 Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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4.0

May 22, 2013

Highly skilled people with powerful culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Passionate, highly-skilled people Opportunity to grow skills and switch career direction Serious commitment to being a positive force for good

Cons

Can appear over-zealous in their desire to inject agile thinking into client organisations via 'social engineering' Doesn't always practice what it preaches

4.0

Mar 27, 2013

My review

Senior consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Talented people to work with.

Cons

Salary is average compared to the market

3.0

Mar 14, 2013

Nice place to learn, great people, loosing its small company 'feel'...

Applications developer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Learn something new every day Brainy people Agile Oppurtunity to travel Feedback and courage Great Salary

Cons

Some people not very commited to work employees aspirations not always taken care of particulary as the company is expanding

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