Item: Arm
Rating: 4
Author: Current employee - Senior Principal Engineer

Question 1

Is Arm a good company to work for?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 2

Does Arm pay their employees well?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 3

How satisfied are employees working at Arm?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 4

What are the top reviewed jobs at Arm?

Accepted Answer

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)

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

"Good work life balance (but there is a trend that it gets a little worse)" ((in 287 reviews)); "Our company is on an upward trajectory and the people are great." ((in 286 reviews)); "A great culture of helping out other employees with spare time to ensure objectives are achieved as a team." ((in 282 reviews)); "Benefits are good and the European vibe is nice." ((in 207 reviews)); "Will get good salary and also it's good for established employee" ((in 118 reviews))

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

"Some managers have no idea how to delegate work and have no interest in your personal development." ((in 44 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 10 reviews)); "Bullying is prevalent in many areas" ((in 9 reviews))

Question 7

What are employees saying about Arm layoffs in 2026?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 8

What are the top reviewed Arm locations?

Accepted Answer

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

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