Is Arm a good company to work for?

Arm has an overall rating of 4.5 out of 5, based on over 3,237 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 (75) , 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 296 reviews)); "Good work life balance (but there is a trend that it gets a little worse)" ((in 292 reviews)); "A great culture of helping out other employees with spare time to ensure objectives are achieved as a team." ((in 275 reviews)); "Benefits are good and the European vibe is nice." ((in 206 reviews)); "Good Salary and RSU’s" ((in 113 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 42 reviews)); "Poor leadership; frequent changes in direction resulting in frequent redundancies" ((in 21 reviews)); "Line management and upper management rarely truely know what the Project Managers are actually doing." ((in 11 reviews)); "Senior management are asking people to add reviews to GlassDoor to get the ratings up" ((in 10 reviews)); "Bullying is prevalent in many areas" ((in 9 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

(227 total reviews)

Rene Haas

93% approve of CEO

88% positive business outlook

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4.5

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4.4

Culture & values

4.4

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4.4

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4.4

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4.1

Senior management

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5.0

Sep 4, 2025

Great Company!

Anonymous employee

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Pros

* Excellent benefits *Good culture *Good pay

Cons

*None I can think of

5.0

Sep 3, 2025

Great if you like big tech

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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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

Arm Response

10mo

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

Engaging and Challenging Work

Cpu microarchitecture/rtl engineer

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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.

Arm Response

10mo

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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