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 4.1 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 (601) , Applications Developer (363) , Consultant (278) , Lead Consultant (259) , Software Developer (192) , Software Engineer (158) , Business Analyst (145) , Senior Software Engineer (134) , 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 777 reviews)); "I have met a few great people here that I would want to continue a friendship with outside of work." ((in 622 reviews)); "Fun and good work culture." ((in 236 reviews)); "Great colleagues to learn from" ((in 164 reviews)); "Good benefits &flexibility Diversity is there and lot of activities are there for employees development" ((in 131 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 247 reviews)); "Pay is low and internal ways of promotion are very biased depending on the leadership you are under" ((in 104 reviews)); "Too Many Layoffs in 2023" ((in 99 reviews)); "No leadership on the ground." ((in 67 reviews)); "2. Leadership team is disastrous." ((in 16 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

(4,645 total reviews)

Mike Sutcliff

79% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Culture & values

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.9

Career opportunities

3.6

Senior management

3.6

Compensation and benefits

Thoughtworks has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 4,645 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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5K reviews

4.0

Jul 15, 2009

Lots of talented, motivated people. Not so great work-life balance

Consultant

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Pros

Filled to the gunnels with talented, highly intelligent people. Always more to learn and someone to learn from. Opportunities to travel and work in other countries. Always on the cutting edge of new technology.

Cons

Consulting. Often for difficult clients in locations you wouldn't voluntarily visit. Travel, long hours. 'Staff augmentation' assignments on projects without much influence. Basically like being a contractor without the income of a contractor.

4.0

Mar 26, 2009

Still the best consulting company to work for

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Working with really, really smart and competent people. Exposure to interesting work and knowledge sharing. Culture that encourages irreverence. Access to senior management and ability to speak your mind without fear of reprisal.

Cons

Travel is often seen as the biggest downside, but recent organizational realignments/strategies seems to have enabled people to work more closely to their home cities than ever before. Working at client sites for long periods of time can make you feel somewhat disconnected from the culture, unless there is a large number of ThoughtWorkers on the gig.

3.0

Feb 19, 2009

Great place in theory, Underwhelming in the real-world.

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

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Pros

Working with intelligent people is amazing, and TW definitely has that. Great ideas are always floating around, and every so often, they get implemented. I learned a great deal from my former collegues that have helped me further my professional career.

Cons

Most of the sr. management has become apathetic to the cause and mission of the company. Projects are dull for the most part. Investment in internal infrastructure is non-existent. Most, if not all consultants and internal employees are underpaid relative to other consulting companies. Investment in the "rock stars" is minimal. The environment started to become quite adversarial when I was leaving...

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