Question 1

Is Thoughtworks a good company to work for?

Accepted Answer

Thoughtworks has an overall rating of 3.1 out of 5, based on over 5,953 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 45% of employees would recommend working at Thoughtworks to a friend and 28% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Thoughtworks have been left by employees working as Software Developer, Applications Developer and Principal Consultant.

Question 2

Does Thoughtworks pay their employees well?

Accepted Answer

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Thoughtworks employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Thoughtworks. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

Question 3

How satisfied are employees working at Thoughtworks?

Accepted Answer

45% of Thoughtworks employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Thoughtworks 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

Question 4

What are the top reviewed jobs at Thoughtworks?

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Senior Consultant (601), Applications Developer (363), Consultant (279), Lead Consultant (259), Software Developer (192), Software Engineer (158), Business Analyst (145), Senior Software Engineer (136), Consultant Developer (132), Quality Analyst (87), Principal Consultant (83), Project Manager (79), Application Developer (68), Senior Business Analyst (61), Senior Software Developer (56)

Question 5

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

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"The culture here is so great that you'll simply get attached to it because of that." ((in 791 reviews)); "I have met a few great people here that I would want to continue a friendship with outside of work." ((in 633 reviews)); "Fun and good work culture." ((in 230 reviews)); "Great colleagues to learn from" ((in 170 reviews)); "Good benefits &flexibility Diversity is there and lot of activities are there for employees development" ((in 124 reviews))

Question 6

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

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"Low salaries for Brazilian employees and not so much interesting projects... Hard to change to work on green field projects." ((in 260 reviews)); "Pay is low and internal ways of promotion are very biased depending on the leadership you are under" ((in 105 reviews)); "recent trend of frequent layoffs" ((in 97 reviews)); "No leadership on the ground." ((in 69 reviews)); "2. Leadership team is disastrous." ((in 19 reviews))

Question 7

What are employees saying about Thoughtworks layoffs in 2026?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 8

What Thoughtworks locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Accepted Answer

Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Dallas, San Francisco, New York

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