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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5.0
Feb 2, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to work, great work life balance

Cons

Management and red tape gets annoying

3.0
Feb 2, 2026

Could be better

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Very structured - clear what duties are Compensation good - match contributions towards savings

Cons

Inflexible, confined to role, harder to be innovative.

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