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 (607) , Applications Developer (364) , Consultant (283) , Lead Consultant (260) , Software Developer (193) , Software Engineer (160) , Business Analyst (146) , Senior Software Engineer (141) , Consultant Developer (132) , Quality Analyst (87) , Principal Consultant (83) , Project Manager (79) , Application Developer (69) , 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 621 reviews)); "Pure agile company and work life balance is good." ((in 393 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 122 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 255 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 93 reviews)); "2. Leadership team is disastrous." ((in 17 reviews)); "Tough interview process, but thorough." ((in 6 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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4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(4,693 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 4,693 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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3.0

Jan 4, 2026

Good Culture and focus on Inclusion

Lead consultant

Recommend

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Pros

Thoughtworks has been known for maintining good amount of inclusion activities and creating safe environment for its employees. Employee feel safe to talk about anything in different forums.

Cons

A few policies are chaging rapidly and culture started diluting from employee centric to business profit centric culture. Emplyees often feekl underpaid and had to wait for a long time to get pay parity corrected (especially in case of promotion approval).

4.0

Jan 4, 2026

Great place to learn, grow, and maintain excellent work–life balance

Lead consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I’ve been with Thoughtworks for about two years now, and my experience has been really positive. It’s a great place to learn new technologies, improve problem-solving skills, and grow both professionally and personally. The culture is very supportive, and collaboration is encouraged across teams. One thing I really want to highlight is the work–life balance — it’s genuinely excellent. I feel respected as an individual, and I’ve never felt overburdened. Overall, the environment makes it enjoyable to come to work and keeps motivation high.

Cons

Honestly, I don’t have any major cons to point out at this time. Everything has been going smoothly for me, and my experience so far has been very positive

4.0

Jan 3, 2026

A great company to begin career in.

Applications developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Mentors Smart People Not a lot of politics(I didn't face any, I've heard from others there's some politics)

Cons

Sometimes you can be on the beach(bench) for a long time LUMOS(I didn't like it. some people do. And It doesn't make the salary reviews transparent) Salaries are average for Senior roles(specially if you joined as a graduate)

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