IBM Software Developer reviews

3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(5,890 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 5,890 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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3.0
Nov 10, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Friendly coworkers who are knowledgeable, and sharing and helping others is encouraged and expected. Until you get to the executive level, people are generally very down-to-earth and kindhearted.

Cons

Sweeping decisions are made with little to no communication or clarity. Large layoffs cause organizational shifts that lack the organization to recover within a year. Impersonal treatment of teams and projects that are otherwise successful.

3.0
Nov 10, 2025

IBM

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Learned so much, the opportunities within the company are phenomenal and easy transition once you are in.

Cons

Extremely competitive, hard to break into the industry without connections.

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