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 (192) , Software Engineer (159) , Business Analyst (146) , Senior Software Engineer (139) , 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 789 reviews)); "I have met a few great people here that I would want to continue a friendship with outside of work." ((in 612 reviews)); "Pure agile company and work life balance is good." ((in 383 reviews)); "Fun and good work culture." ((in 233 reviews)); "Great colleagues to learn from" ((in 166 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 254 reviews)); "Pay is low and internal ways of promotion are very biased depending on the leadership you are under" ((in 107 reviews)); "recent trend of frequent layoffs" ((in 93 reviews)); "No leadership on the ground." ((in 71 reviews)); "Hike and compensation is less" ((in 39 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

(4,671 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 4,671 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 Informatique industry (3.9 stars).

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4.0

Feb 24, 2011

Tremendous Learning Experience

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Some very competent co workers Great opportunity to learn and grow

Cons

Salary not very competitive. But, if you don't care about money, this is a fantastic place to work.

4.0

Feb 21, 2011

Great environment, lots of learning

Consultant

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CEO approval

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Pros

- The environment is great; - Very high skilled professionals; - Open environment; - Easy to reach leadership; - Flat hierarchy; - People have a say about almost every aspect of the work and business; - Global and multicultural environment; - Traveling.

Cons

The main downside is the salary. It is not the worse paying company, but it is still far from being really competitive. The benefits package is also basic.

2.0

Feb 19, 2011

Ask lots of questions before you take an offer to work here!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

- Full of really smart people who are passionate about their work and willing to share knowledge - Geek nights - Great presence at events- good networking opportunities - Lots of social events - Open to new ideas

Cons

- Some of the management are simply incompetent - Cliquey- it takes a little while to feel welcome and they refer themselves as 'thoughtworkers' and some even talk about 'thoughtlove' ....bleugh - The chosen few are looked after very well, rest of the worker bees have little career progression, work their asses off and the feedback/performance evaluations are very subjective. Important to stay on the right side of certain people and know who not to p*ss off! - Pay is relatively low. Negotiate hard if you get an offer!

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