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 (603) , 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 797 reviews)); "I have met a few great people here that I would want to continue a friendship with outside of work." ((in 629 reviews)); "Fun and good work culture." ((in 232 reviews)); "Great colleagues to learn from" ((in 173 reviews)); "Good benefits &flexibility Diversity is there and lot of activities are there for employees development" ((in 126 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 249 reviews)); "Pay is low and internal ways of promotion are very biased depending on the leadership you are under" ((in 100 reviews)); "Too Many Layoffs in 2023" ((in 88 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

(4,677 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 4,677 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 Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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5K reviews

2.0

Feb 15, 2017

Changing very fast

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Has some really amazing people to learn from.

Cons

Projects are no longer interesting, management is disconnected with people on the floor, job satisfaction is not great anymore. Culture has taken a blow, old timers have left and are leaving quickly.

5.0

Jul 16, 2016

People get infected by "love for tech disease" once they come here

Applications developer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

If you are looking for a place where you want to grow internally, fall in love with technology, this is the best place for that. There is no doubt about it. There are awesome people in ThoughtWorks, the moment you come in contact with them, surely one is confirmed to get infected by the disease of technical love that they possess. One might be dumb in tech, might not even have interest in tech at all, it doesn't matter. "Love for tech" is a kind of disease that freely flows here. One is sure to get infected.

Cons

I wont say any downsides. But people who get a chance to work with the awesome folks present here are lucky. They should not under utilise the opportunity that they get here.

2.0

Jan 10, 2016

Not as good as it looks

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Peers are great; consultants hired through the company's rigorous interview process are generally smart and many have great personality traits. 2. Working hours are still flexible to a certain extent due to its small-mid size operations. 3. The company promotes a highly collaborative environment through lots of teamwork and pairing practices.

Cons

1. The company culture is not exactly like what they preached. ThoughtWorks say they wanted diversity but they are actually looking for the same type of people with diverse exteriors. 2. Leadership team is disastrous. ThoughtWorks is a flatish organization with no reporting structure. It sounds good at first and gives you an impression that everyone's opinion is valued. Having a relatively flat structure doesn't mean there is no hierarchy, meaning the opinions that matter are those of the principal/lead consultants. Since all consultants progress through the ranks without direct people management experience, they are gravely lacking in leadership qualities. 3. Projects brought in are mostly uninteresting and you rarely get to work on latest technology. The choices are really banks, banks and banks. 4. Attrition rate is rising and the management team cannot be bothered; people who left are just people with the wrong culture fit.

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