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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Thoughtworks reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(4,693 total reviews)

Mike Sutcliff

75% approve of CEO

55% 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 4,693 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 IT (Information Technology) industry (3.9 stars).

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5K reviews

2.0

Sep 20, 2025

Used to be a special place to work

Director of it operations

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people Global company On the forefront of technology While it is no longer a special place, it is still better than a lot of organizations.

Cons

Has lost its special culture, including diminished support for diversity and inclusivity Leadership is not transparent and does not care about their employees IT and operations are ruthlessly treated as overhead/cost The new CEO was brought in to make Tw profitable again. I believe he will accomplish this, but in doing so has removed many of the pieces that made Tw different from its competitors. At this point, Tw is like any other tech consultancy.

Thoughtworks Response

9mo

Thank you for sharing your thoughts. We're disappointed to know that your experience with Thoughtworks wasn’t 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 all Thoughtworkers. If you're open to having a personal conversation to share more details about the experiences you've had regarding your time at Thoughtworks please do reach out to me at tim.ogorman@thoughtworks.com.

1.0

Jan 3, 2025

Stay Away

Architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nothing is worth working for this company

Cons

Bad Leadership is rampant and the data team is a joke

Thoughtworks Response

Thank you for taking the time to provide a review. We're sorry to hear you have not enjoyed your experience here. If you're comfortable reaching out to discuss your feedback further please reach out to tim.ogorman@thoughtworks.com.

3.0

Dec 14, 2024

Losing its charm?

Lead consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good talented people People always love to support and help (alteast most) Reasonable pay, may not be one of the best in market. But still almost there.

Cons

Undergoing multiple phases of company hierarchy, and the end state everytime is worse than before. Performance assessment is still a mess, and not the right level of expectations. You have to contribute to the project you are working, that gets you 3rd grade. Any top 2 grade in performance assessment needs you to push more than that. Even for the project commitments, yoou have to work for more than 9 hours a day without even a small gap.

Thoughtworks Response

Thank you sharing your opinion and for your constructive approach. The decision to go private had its impact on various aspects of our workplace but with our recent reorganization, becoming a leaner organization, and our intent to go private again, we are optimistic about future. If you'd like to share more, you can do that by reaching out directly to pattama.t@thoughtworks.com. Thank you again for your feedback.

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