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 795 reviews)); "I have met a few great people here that I would want to continue a friendship with outside of work." ((in 620 reviews)); "Pure agile company and work life balance is good." ((in 390 reviews)); "Fun and good work culture." ((in 237 reviews)); "Great colleagues to learn from" ((in 172 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 251 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 90 reviews)); "No leadership on the ground." ((in 71 reviews)); "2. Leadership team is disastrous." ((in 15 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

75% approve of CEO

55% 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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1.0

Mar 31, 2022

Worst, not even one star

Senior consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You will have the option to give talks with the company and outside.

Cons

I joined Thoughtworks Melbourne seeing the good(fake) reviews on glassdoor. No work-life balance. Unprofessional people do not even have good projects They have some marketing ideas like tech radar/tech talks which helps them to be in the market news.

Thoughtworks Response

4y

Thank you for sharing your thoughts. It's disappointing to read that you encountered a negative experience during your time at Thoughtworks. We’re sure you know that feedback is what allows our culture to grow and improve. We appreciate your insights as they help us continue to address the pain points for our employees. Work-life balance is something we’ve had our eye on recently, which is why our Talent team established the ‘Sustainable Working Initiative’. This serves to support our employees strike a better balance and to help them navigate the competing demands for their time. We understand it’s not always easy, especially during a pandemic. Being a consultancy, there is always a wide range of ongoing engagements we undertake for our clients. These provide varying growth opportunities for all our consultants. We always aim to align project needs and consultant interests to deliver the best experience for all involved, and are disappointed to hear that we were unable to meet your expectations in this area. Thanks again for your review.

1.0

Jan 18, 2022

Extremely poor work life balance

Applications developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It is an Multi National Company

Cons

No regard for work-life balance. Working hours are 12+ hours on an average. Unrealistic workload. Meetings on every Saturday despite it being a holiday. Salary is bare minimum.

Thoughtworks Response

4y

Thank you for sharing your thoughts. We're disappointed to know that your experience with Thoughtworks hasn't been 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 employees who join us. If you're open to having a personal conversation to share more details about the experiences you've had regarding your work-life balance and work timings, please do email me at shirly.evangelin@thoughtworks.com . Wishing you the best, Shirly

1.0

Apr 23, 2020

All that glitters is not gold

Consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A few old TWers are good and you can get inspiration from them.

Cons

To much fake and pretentious. It seems company is only running on marketing. Too much noise makers. Less quality in delivery.

Thoughtworks Response

6y

Thank you for sharing your thoughts. We believe our community is our strongest asset: the passionate teammates we have working in both professional services and operations bring a variety of backgrounds, views, and ideas to ThoughtWorks. It's disappointing to read that you've encountered teammates who seem fake or pretentious, as those are qualities that aren't aligned with our values. We do, however, encourage everyone to feel empowered to provide feedback, so we appreciate you taking the time to share this with us.

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