Does Thought Machine pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Thought Machine employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Thought Machine. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Thought Machine?

70% of Thought Machine employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Thought Machine 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Thought Machine?

Software Engineer (29) , Backend Engineer (18) , Back End Engineer (14) , Business Analyst (11) , Site Reliability Engineer (8) , Technical Analyst (8) , Client Delivery Manager (6) , Client Services (5) , Sales Director (5) , Sales Engineer (5) , Client Engineer (4) , Project Manager (4) , Backend Engineer Intern (3) , Senior Software Engineer (3) , Software Engineer Intern (3)

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

"Great culture and team morale" ((in 42 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 39 reviews)); "Good work great team" ((in 18 reviews)); "Great colleagues both technical and social" ((in 18 reviews)); "Good benefits" ((in 18 reviews))

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

"Most of the managers are always running around, continuously missing meetings without so much of a warning, making new joiners feel unsure and alone." ((in 5 reviews)); "Time management and work from home" ((in 4 reviews)); "The office is also not great." ((in 3 reviews)); "I echo what others have said about the bullying and misogynistic behaviour that is actively encouraged by this company." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Thought Machine redundancies in 2026?

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

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3.9

70% would recommend to a friend

(232 total reviews)

Paul Taylor

64% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Culture and values

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Diversity and inclusion

3.9

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

Thought Machine has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 232 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Thought Machine employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

232 reviews

3.0

17 June 2023

Really good backend training, But lad culture

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

If you want to learn go/api/ grpc/ distributed systems, thought machine is really good. Probably the best in london except maybe google.

Cons

lad culture. I wouldn't recommend it to my more diverse friends however. If you like sport and drinking however I imagine this is a huge pro. I think getting promoted would be difficult on merit alone, lad culture politics would be needed. I think some financial troubles, delaying bonuses but that may have been industry wide at the time.

4.0

16 May 2023

Overall positive place to work

Sales engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

General pros are: - company is willing to be transparent and open. - flexible company with ability to change the course if things don't work. - pretty decent benefits such as insurances and wellness.

Cons

General cons: - Could do better with opportunities to learn and be involved but this is pretty common for remote workers. -

5.0

19 Sept 2021

Fantastic People focus

Project delivery manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

People Culture and Team work

Cons

There are none at present

Thought Machine Response

Our mission from day one has been to hire the very best candidates for the job – that means when you join Thought Machine, you have the confidence to lean on other people, whether in your team, or in another. We're so happy that you've found this to be a positive aspect of working in the business.

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