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 (601) , Applications Developer (363) , Consultant (278) , Lead Consultant (259) , Software Developer (192) , Software Engineer (158) , Business Analyst (145) , Senior Software Engineer (135) , 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 621 reviews)); "Pure agile company and work life balance is good." ((in 377 reviews)); "Fun and good work culture." ((in 234 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 249 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 100 reviews)); "No leadership on the ground." ((in 69 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

(4,647 total reviews)

Mike Sutcliff

78% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Culture & values

4.2

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 4,647 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

1.0

Aug 19, 2024

Run at all costs

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You get to join somewhere that used to be respected for its technical knowledge.

Cons

- Blind leading the blind into a pit of bad decisions - Leaders at all levels take no responsibility for their actions. It's someone else's fault, a "macro economic environment", COVID, the "rest of the industry is suffering too" - Leaders at the highest level somehow got to keep their jobs through three layoffs, some even got promoted and continue to get more responsibility in spite of not being able to say in one sentence what Thoughtworks actually does for work - Profits mean nothing without "growth" - investors will always be first and if you think you'll get an ounce of budget you're just being flat out lied to - Lies, lies and more lies - Greed, greed and more greed - Cutting, closing offices, delaying payments, moving money around and playing all the games financially to look better than they are - Pay is the worst - a tiny pay rise in 3 years and then told to feel like we're special because we actually received something. The industry is paying 10-20% higher than TW.

Thoughtworks Response

Thank you for sharing your feedback with us—we understand it’s been a challenging time. To ensure our long-term health and sustainability, we had to make some tough strategic decisions, including recent redundancies. With the reorganization, becoming a leaner organization, and our intent to go private again, we are optimistic about the future. We remain committed to creating a stable and supportive environment for our employees. If you have more to share or would like to discuss further, please reach out directly to Sanyam Sharma at sanyam.sharma@thoughtworks.com.

1.0

Feb 8, 2022

Most horrible experience of my career

Marketing specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There is free coffee in the office.

Cons

It took me 2 years of therapy to understand how I was being used. This company underpays and over works people. The company philosophy was once described to me by someone who was a senior leader as “the illusion of democracy”. The recruiting organization is very misguided and has poor leadership.

Thoughtworks Response

Thank you for sharing your thoughts. We're disappointed to know that your experience with Thoughtworks wasn’t the best. Regarding your feedback, we may not always get it right, but we’re committed to make Thoughtworks the best place to work for all Thoughtworkers. If you're open to having a personal conversation to share more details about the experiences you've had regarding your time at Thoughtworks please do reach out to me at tim.ogorman@thoughtworks.com.

2.0

Jan 26, 2022

Practice what you preach

Sales head

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Global company with opportunity to grow for low to mid level people

Cons

Small cult of people at the top who have been there way to long and milked the company for years. It has become and Indian outsourcing company now with most employees offshore and cheap labor

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