IBM Software Developer reviews

3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(5,904 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 5,904 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
Apr 22, 2025

Good while it lasted

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Pros

- Manager accomodative enough, - Good team, great culture, developed the first product inside IBM CIO, scaled it well too. - Provided you join the right team, you will get to learn and work on a variety of tech stacks - Udemy Pro for free

Cons

- Salary under-par compared to industry standards - Product development can only be successful if you join IBM Software or Research orgs. Consulting maybe, not too sure on that. But if any other org claims product development, that is not true - Withdrew Oreilly subscription that was given for free. - Forced to work on sub-standard developer tooling post consolidation process was conducted. One big reason why I left.

4.0
Apr 21, 2025

Great Team Energy

Recommend
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Pros

The high employee retention speaks volumes about how well employees are treated

Cons

Management genuinely cares about employee well-being.

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