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      Arm

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      4.5

      89% would recommend to a friend

      (2,635 total reviews)
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      Rene Haas

      93% approve of CEO

      88% positive business outlook

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      4.4

      Culture & values

      4.4

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.4

      Work/Life balance

      4.4

      Compensation and benefits

      4.4

      Career opportunities

      4.1

      Senior management

      Arm has an employee rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 2,635 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Arm employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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      3K reviews
      5.0
      Sep 3, 2025

      Great if you like big tech

      Staff software engineer
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      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      1. Benefits are great. Great health insurance, standard 401k, good ESPP 2. Compensation is competitive for top 10% of market 3. SE org is relatively new, and gives a lot of autonomy to get things done

      Cons

      1. Hard to find information due to number of information sources. We have slack, teams, confluence, jira, SharePoint, gpts, etc. 2. Lack of remote options. The company's official stance is hybrid, but unofficially a lot of people get away with remote. Would be nice for them to officially allow remote status after some tenure

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      Arm Response
      9mo
      It’s good to hear you’re finding value in the benefits, competitive reward, and autonomy in the SE organisation. We know information can feel fragmented with so many tools in use, and your suggestion about more common platforms and search is helpful. Hybrid working is our standard approach, but we understand preferences vary and appreciate your feedback on remote flexibility. Growth at pace means some processes evolve unevenly, and input like yours helps us improve how teams operate at scale. Thanks for sharing your perspective from San Diego; it’s clear you’re already making an impact.
      5.0
      Sep 3, 2025

      Great Company to work for!

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Strong work-life balance that supports personal and professional growth. Competitive compensation aligned with market standards. Great place to begin your career and an excellent environment for mid-level engineers to advance and shape their trajectory. Flexible hybrid work culture that balances collaboration with autonomy.

      Cons

      Nothing much, honestly Arm has no Cons as such. Its great company with brilliant people.

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      Arm Response
      9mo
      Current employee, more than 1 year Great Company to work for! 3 Sept 2025 - Software Engineer in Austin, TX Recommend CEO approval Business outlook I have been working at Arm full-time (1-2 years) Pros Strong work-life balance that supports personal and professional growth. Competitive compensation aligned with market standards. Great place to begin your career and an excellent environment for mid-level engineers to advance and shape their trajectory. Flexible hybrid work culture that balances collaboration with autonomy. Show Less Cons Nothing much, honestly Arm has no Cons as such. Its great company with brilliant people. Advice to Management Great so far. Advice is to continue the same trend along the future.
      5.0
      Sep 3, 2025

      Engaging and Challenging Work

      Cpu microarchitecture/rtl engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great technical work opportunities across a number of projects and products. Lots of cutting edge work across CPU IP, systems IP, architecture, software, etc. Very collaborative company. It's a place where engineering discussion/debate is common, encouraged, and courteous. Very open company. Senior management is transparent and forthcoming with information. It's easy to reach out to coworkers on other projects to collaborate and learn. Engaged community. Volunteering events, employee resource groups, common interest clubs, group discussion channels. Global. Interesting work at multiple sites in US, UK, Europe, India, Asia. Lots of collaboration across sites. Work/life balance. Strong culture of balance, despite hard work and aggressive schedules. Sabbaticals, company-wide days-of-care. Competitive pay, good benefits, great stock ownership opportunities (RSUs, ESPP).

      Cons

      As is common in the CPU design field, it's common to work more than 40-hour weeks. This typically ebbs and flows with project cycles. It's not a job you can coast through. This is not necessarily a con though. You can't work at a company that's on the cutting edge of technology with great stock value and not expect to work hard. Arm does have good work/life balance in the face of working hard, but expect to work more than 40 hour weeks.

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      Arm Response
      9mo
      It’s great to hear how much you value the breadth of technical opportunities, the open culture, and the spirit of collaboration across global sites. You’ve also highlighted the balance of hard work with support like sabbaticals and days of care, which is exactly what we aim for as we push boundaries in CPU design and beyond. You’re right that project intensity can ebb and flow, and we know working at the forefront of technology requires extra effort at times. Your reflections from Durham show the impact of combining challenge with a strong community, and we appreciate you sharing them.
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