IBM Software Developer reviews

3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(5,897 total reviews)
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Arvind Krishna

70% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Software Developer employees have rated IBM with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 5,897 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. IBM is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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6K reviews
4.0
Sep 7, 2025
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Pros

I was given more autonomy than I thought and the job really helped me transition to a "real engineer" from a student.

Cons

Reputation is not great when leaving.. Hard to move up.

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