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.

Thoughtworks reviews

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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5.0

Oct 30, 2012

Amazing people, great mission, disruptive thinkers

Technology principal

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Passionate people Pushing the boundaries of technology Values driven organization Flat structure

Cons

Flat structure means you need to navigate the organization yourself. Standard consultancy issues - can't always have the impact on clients we would like.

4.0

Oct 19, 2012

Top notch networking and learning

Principal consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- You will work with many of the best people in the industry - You will have easier access to speaking and publishing opportunities - You will be at the cutting edge of your field - Having ThoughtWorks on your resume gets people's attention

Cons

- Most employees travel constantly - Salaries are not commensurate with the level of skill required to work at ThoughtWorks - Most of your clients will be dysfunctional teams in large companies - If you want to move out of constantly billable roles it becomes very political

4.0

Oct 14, 2012

the place to work with friendly and very smart people!

Consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

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Everyone around you is smarter and there is always something to learn International assignment program is fantastic TW provides friendly environment for contributing to open source projects and encourages software related community events Projects assignments seldom last more than a year and there is a good chance you will working on something different every six months

Cons

Travel might take its toll especially if you are travelling in the United States You are expected to not only work 40 hours at a client site, but also contribute to TW in the form of interviews and internal events and represent the company in conferences

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