IBM Software Developer reviews

3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(5,902 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 5,902 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
3.0
May 6, 2025

Lay Off and Offshoring

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance depending on manager.

Cons

Managers can't protect you from layoffs. They don't know they are coming until the day off and have limited to no say in who is laid off. Moving towards hiring in low cost countries

4.0
May 6, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance and flexible timing

Cons

Less opportunities to grow in the team.

2.0
May 5, 2025

Senior Management

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Nothing much changed here since 1900s

Cons

Toxic environment, micro management by seniors.

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