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 increased by 1% over the last 12 months. 90% of employees would recommend working at Arm to a friend and 89% 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 302 reviews)); "Good work life balance (but there is a trend that it gets a little worse)" ((in 283 reviews)); "A great culture of helping out other employees with spare time to ensure objectives are achieved as a team." ((in 270 reviews)); "Benefits are good and the European vibe is nice." ((in 208 reviews)); "Good Salary and RSU’s" ((in 116 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)); "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)); "It is becomming increasingly obvious as I become more senior that my line manager is completely clueless about how to resolve issues." ((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

89% 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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3K reviews

5.0

Aug 8, 2025

Good

Internship

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pretty good in general speaking

Cons

Housing needs some extra tax

Arm Response

11mo

Glad to hear your internship experience in Chandler was a positive one. Internships are an important way to bring fresh ideas into Arm and give people the chance to learn in a fast-paced, world-leading environment. We appreciate your comment about housing costs; while that sits outside Arm’s direct control, feedback like this helps us understand the wider pressures our people may face. Thank you for recommending Arm, we want every intern to leave with new skills, valuable experience, and a sense of what it’s like to be part of extraordinary teams pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.

1.0

Aug 8, 2025

Worst professional experience in >25yrs

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary is mostly competitive. Stock performing adquately.

Cons

Complete lack of technical career path. No meritocracy and a completely unethical staffing process. You get ahead by knowing people from previous companies (typically Qcom dropouts) or you hire your relatives. Catastrophically bad management within SOC teams. Nobody can put a schedule together, hold people accountable, or deliver on time. Most of the group is just freeloading. New hires have nothing to do.

Arm Response

11mo

We’re sorry to hear this has been your experience. Salary and stock are only part of the picture, we want people to feel they have meaningful opportunities to grow their careers at Arm, and your feedback shows we’ve fallen short for you. We take concerns about fairness and management practices seriously. If you’re comfortable, please raise the issues you’ve described with the People team or contact us directly at glassdoor@arm.com so we can look into them further. Thank you for sharing your perspective; honest feedback helps us continue to improve how we support our teams and deliver impact.

4.0

Aug 8, 2025

Great People, Great Work, Slow to Change

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Culture is top notch. It's honestly refreshing coming from other places in the tech industry. I truly believe in the mission and that this company could be the next trillion dollar company. With our current trajectory and Rene at the helm I think we have the ambition and the market opportunities in front of us to be successful. It's been a long time since I've been in a company that's truly mission driven.

Cons

Some times I wonder if the pace at which we're working is going to meet the ambitions and realities of keeping up in this industry. I don't think we're using the most efficient tools and I think we don't have all the right people in parts of the business that will get us there. While I appreciate the slower pace than some of the bigger tech companies, I think there is a balance that needs to be struck with what the company was and what it needs to be moving forward. I see it first hand every day how obstinate folks in this company can be to change for the sake of "this is the way we've always done it".

Arm Response

11mo

It’s great to hear how strongly you connect with Arm’s culture and mission, and that you see the scale of the opportunity ahead. Ambition at this level means we need extraordinary teams who can adapt quickly and embrace change. You’re right that balancing what has made Arm successful with what’s needed to push us forward is critical, and we’re working hard to speed up decision making, introduce better tools, and eliminate unnecessary bureaucracy. Thank you for your feedback, it’s exactly this kind of perspective that helps us evolve and keep pace with the demands of building the future of compute.

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