IBM Applications Developer reviews

4.0

83% would recommend to a friend

(3,600 total reviews)
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Arvind Krishna

83% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Applications Developer employees have rated IBM with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 3,600 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Applications Developer professionals have a good working experience there. IBM is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Applications Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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4K reviews
3.0
Oct 7, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Offers good amount of salary at first but in the coming years, it gives a very small salary increase where inflation rate is greater than this. - Manageable workload and stress

Cons

- Very small Annual increase - Encourages employees to take trainings that can't be used to current project role - Can't enjoy the leaves/holidays whenever we want due to Utilization goals that has significant effects on performance rating - No retirement plan provided

5.0
Oct 5, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Work life balance is good. Flexibility to work from home.

Cons

Band promotion is not easy like rival companies. Monetary growth is moderate.

2.0
Oct 3, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Recognizable on resumés, communicative leadership, and learning is encouraged.

Cons

Poor pay, limited options for projects, and the development processes felt bogged down by bureaucracy.

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