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 (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 797 reviews)); "I have met a few great people here that I would want to continue a friendship with outside of work." ((in 630 reviews)); "Pure agile company and work life balance is good." ((in 390 reviews)); "Fun and good work culture." ((in 230 reviews)); "Good benefits &flexibility Diversity is there and lot of activities are there for employees development" ((in 136 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 259 reviews)); "Pay is low and internal ways of promotion are very biased depending on the leadership you are under" ((in 108 reviews)); "Too Many Layoffs in 2023" ((in 93 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.

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Thoughtworks reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(4,683 total reviews)

Mike Sutcliff

76% approve of CEO

56% 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 4,683 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

Nov 20, 2017

PMs - don't join. You are warned.

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company for developers, QA and BA. These roles will be independent and will like that.

Cons

No focus on project management. PMs are disposable. Every one thinks they are amazing at project management but don't know a single thing about it. Honest advice to PMs - please don't join.

1.0

Nov 19, 2016

Drink the koolaid

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some people might think that you work at a good company so I guess that's a plus

Cons

Employees drink the koolaid A giant echo chamber of people thinking they're the best thing ever

1.0

Jul 27, 2016

Great mission let down by politics and poor management

Senior software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

ThoughtWorks has a global mission to revolutionise the technology industry. There really are people who believe in this mission that work at this place and they can achieve great things when they put their minds to it. During my time there I personally got involved with some of the community work that ThoughtWorks does and it was something special to be able to give back with the backing of the company to boot.

Cons

Unfortunately the current state of affairs in the SA office is that there is a select few at the top who have gained the backing of global players and now choose their allies from among the ThougtWorkers. If you're not in the clique with them then you are against them and doomed to be sidelined. The once open conversations and platforms in the office and now simple decorations and if you truly speak your mind be prepared for a tongue lashing from the leadership in the office. The Expats who came to SA to help build a ThoughtWorks culture have been told to leave and the learning and growing have fallen by the wayside in favour of billing.

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