Is Arm a good company to work for?

Arm has an overall rating of 4.5 out of 5, based on over 3,236 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 90% of employees would recommend working at Arm to a friend and 88% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Arm have been left by employees working as Principal Design Engineer , Staff Engineer and Intern .

Does Arm pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Arm employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Arm. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Arm?

90% of Arm employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Arm 4.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.4 for culture and values and 4.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Arm?

Software Engineer (154) , Senior Software Engineer (136) , Intern (121) , Staff Engineer (107) , Engineer (102) , Graduate Engineer (96) , Senior Engineer (79) , Principal Engineer (74) , Verification Engineer (73) , Staff Software Engineer (59) , Design Engineer (57) , Project Manager (44) , Director (36) , Senior Design Engineer (36) , Internship (32)

What are the pros of working at Arm according to real employee reviews?

"Our company is on an upward trajectory and the people are great." ((in 294 reviews)); "A great culture of helping out other employees with spare time to ensure objectives are achieved as a team." ((in 285 reviews)); "Good work life balance (but there is a trend that it gets a little worse)" ((in 277 reviews)); "Benefits are good and the European vibe is nice." ((in 201 reviews)); "Good Salary and RSU’s" ((in 115 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Arm according to real employee reviews?

"Some managers have no idea how to delegate work and have no interest in your personal development." ((in 39 reviews)); "Poor leadership; frequent changes in direction resulting in frequent redundancies" ((in 19 reviews)); "Senior management are asking people to add reviews to GlassDoor to get the ratings up" ((in 12 reviews)); "Line management and upper management rarely truely know what the Project Managers are actually doing." ((in 9 reviews)); "Bullying is prevalent in many areas" ((in 7 reviews))

What are employees saying about Arm layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Arm layoffs and their outlook for job security at Arm in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Arm locations?

Austin , San Jose , Chandler , San Diego , Seattle , Boston , Waltham , Sunnyvale , Durham , Raleigh , Houston , Los Angeles , Mountain View , Cambridge , Deerfield Beach , New York , Ypsilanti , Spring Lake , Washington , Fort Worth , Plano , Tyler , Minneapolis , Canoga Park , Milpitas , Santa Clara , Olympia , Federal Way , Portland , Erie

Arm reviews

4.5

90% would recommend to a friend

(2,646 total reviews)

Rene Haas

93% approve of CEO

88% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Compensation and benefits

4.4

Culture & values

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.4

Work/Life balance

4.4

Career opportunities

4.1

Senior management

Arm has an employee rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 2,646 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Arm employee rating is 23% above average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

3K reviews

4.0

Oct 18, 2016

Nice place to work

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice place to work Flexible work environment Good compensation

Cons

Under resource projects Less guidance to new resources

Arm Response

9y

Thanks for leaving a review! As we have grown rather rapidly, we openly admit that our infrastructure did not keep up with the pace in which we were scaling. We're working to not just play catch up, but to go above what we need to meet the needs of our planned future growth as well. In regards to having less guidance for new resources, don't be afraid to reach out to your fellow colleagues in other offices, either via email, skype or even Yammer. You'll find that participating in Yammer can be very rewarding in the amount information that your employees will share with you! -Rick C. Social Recruiting Manager

4.0

Feb 17, 2016

Great exposure to the industry

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

ARM is central to the silicon industry and is involved in "everything", though IP timelines can be rather lengthy. As such it is like having a crystal ball for the future. Great opportunity to have a view of the world.

Cons

Once a company comes to dominate its market space it begins to shift focus inwards - away from the customer and towards politics. Who is the competition and where is the source of hunger?

Arm Response

10y

Thanks for leaving a review! While we have a strong presence in the market space, we continue to grow both by development of products as well as acquisitions to strengthen the ARM portfolio. The shift inwards is needed, as the processes and needs of a 2000+ person company is drastically different from that of a 4000+ person company. As such, as we will continue to see how we can improve internally so that all employees can contribute their best to the company. -Rick C. Social Recruiting Manager

5.0

Oct 21, 2015

ARM is great

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

ARM is a very good company with a strong market position

Cons

ARM is demanding at least for some roles.

Arm Response

10y

Thanks for leaving a review! -Rick C. Social Recruiting Manager

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