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 798 reviews)); "I have met a few great people here that I would want to continue a friendship with outside of work." ((in 633 reviews)); "Pure agile company and work life balance is good." ((in 391 reviews)); "Fun and good work culture." ((in 240 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 243 reviews)); "Pay is low and internal ways of promotion are very biased depending on the leadership you are under" ((in 105 reviews)); "recent trend of frequent layoffs" ((in 97 reviews)); "No leadership on the ground." ((in 66 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

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 4,685 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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5K reviews

1.0

Oct 8, 2025

Now with AI™

Lead consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It's a job, and I guess that counts for something these days!

Cons

Completely lost its way in recent years. The excellent contributions to the industry that came out of Thoughtworks in its are neither respected or applied anymore. The "sensible default" software delivery practices are not understood supported by sales people, or adhered to by the teams. You will be set up for failure. Agile theatre and AI thought-leadership posturing is in full effect.

Thoughtworks Response

8mo

Thank you for the time and thought you put into this feedback. As I'm sure you know, feedback is what allows our culture to grow and improve. And all Thoughtworkers, current and former, are empowered to speak up especially if they don't agree with something so thank you for using your voice.

2.0

Sep 20, 2025

Used to be a special place to work

Director of it operations

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people Global company On the forefront of technology While it is no longer a special place, it is still better than a lot of organizations.

Cons

Has lost its special culture, including diminished support for diversity and inclusivity Leadership is not transparent and does not care about their employees IT and operations are ruthlessly treated as overhead/cost The new CEO was brought in to make Tw profitable again. I believe he will accomplish this, but in doing so has removed many of the pieces that made Tw different from its competitors. At this point, Tw is like any other tech consultancy.

Thoughtworks Response

9mo

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.

3.0

Aug 18, 2025

Comfortable job but difficult to progress

Consultant software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- The occasional overtime is compensated - Team looks out for each other to ensure work is not high-stress - Usually following good software practices

Cons

- Work is limited to what is available through clients - If staffed on a larger team, it is very difficult to be recognised in order to receive grade change (promotion). The louder (and better-liked) people will be more visible and the leads will not look out for the contributions of others - Adding on to the above, the system of having a Performance Partner (PP) who isn't on the same team makes matters worse. The PP will not know much about your work in order to give valuable input to you, and the actual leads on your team don't have an interest in your growth.

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