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 (604) , Applications Developer (364) , Consultant (282) , 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 797 reviews)); "I have met a few great people here that I would want to continue a friendship with outside of work." ((in 629 reviews)); "Fun and good work culture." ((in 232 reviews)); "Great colleagues to learn from" ((in 173 reviews)); "Good benefits &flexibility Diversity is there and lot of activities are there for employees development" ((in 126 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 100 reviews)); "Too Many Layoffs in 2023" ((in 88 reviews)); "No leadership on the ground." ((in 67 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

(4,679 total reviews)

Mike Sutcliff

76% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

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Thoughtworks has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 4,679 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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1.0

Sep 20, 2023

Do not join if you are 12+ years

Lead consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work culture. But its not worth the hype

Cons

No projects in pipeline. Stuck with unpressional clients. If you got assigned to a bad project, then noone can save you

1.0

Aug 15, 2023

Poor leadership and lack of execution

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you love consulting there are still some interesting projects around

Cons

Non existent strategy, no accountability and crony culture

1.0

Apr 28, 2021

good place for learning, hard to get career progression.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- good learning environment - promotes diversity and inclusiveness - great work life balance

Cons

- they are very big on "culture" but if you look deeper, alot of people are just fake and trying to fit in and be what they think the company expects them to be. - difficult to attain career progression as quite flat structured

Thoughtworks Response

5y

Thanks for your review. We're glad you enjoyed the learning opportunities, inclusivity and diversity, and the great work life balance we have at ThoughtWorks! We're sorry that this is your perception of our culture. We don't see it that way. We truly hope that ThoughtWorkers bring their authentic selves to work, and we believe that diverse perspectives help us to solve complex problems. Thanks again for your review and all the best!

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Do not join if you are 12+ years

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good place for learning, hard to get career progression.

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