IBM Software Developer reviews

3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(5,888 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 5,888 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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6K reviews
2.0
Aug 18, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great work-life balance and a flexible work environment enable employees to decide when, how, and where they want to work.

Cons

Very large company makes it difficult to advance. If you are in the wrong divisions of groups within IBM, then promotions, raises or any other compensation would be unlikely.

3.0
Aug 17, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good place for work/life balance. You have the flexibility to work from remotely or from home. Big company with many areas of opportunities to work in. The company rewards you for innovating and coming up with ideas that generate patents. The people are generally competent and easy to work with.

Cons

Large company with plenty of red tape. Sometimes can be very political. Working across groups and components can be challenging. There can be a lot of negotiating between groups on how to split revenue and this can hamper or completely halt a project. Different groups internally may have similar products that compete with each other.

5.0
Aug 14, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Many opportunities to move up in the company. Also, there are many positions to move laterally in the company. Working abroad is also available. The work environment is extremely professional and makes for a productive and exciting place to work. The company is big with over 300,000 employees all over the world. And it is possible to communicate with each employee easily and efficiently.

Cons

The only down side I can see is that because the company is so big, it is easy to get lost in the crowd. Other than that, I can no other downside to working for this company.

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