IBM Software Developer reviews

3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(5,888 total reviews)
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70% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Software Developer employees have rated IBM with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 5,888 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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4.0
Nov 5, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The pay at IBM Canada seems to be about at par with current market salaries. You also have many opportunities to develop and work with cool and ground breaking products. If you enjoy a challenge and want to work in a stimulating environment, IBM is the place to be.

Cons

People tend to be hired into management generally due to their seniority and not necessarily due to their skills. This does create an ideal meritocracy, which I believe would be the better platform for promotion. This creates managers that are not suited for their position; they may have been great coders but may not necessarily be suited for a management role.

2.0
Oct 31, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The best reasons to work at IBM is the starting salary they bring you in with. Compensation

Cons

IBM is outsourcing to China and India, replacing american workers with cheap labor from these countries. LEAN

4.0
Oct 24, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It's a large company with lots of talented people - a great place to learn in almost any field in the industry.

Cons

The company is too bureocratic. I always had the feeling the IBM is just too large, and the management tries to play always on the safe side, never getting into risky investments, which sometimes means bleeding edge projects and great ideas getting cancelled.

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