IBM Software Developer reviews

3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(5,891 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 5,891 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 5, 2025

Too much legacy

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Easy, good work life balance

Cons

Boring projects, legacy technology, not enough upward mobility

4.0
Nov 5, 2025

The Big Blue

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

More of a stable job with legacy softwares and work processes

Cons

Don't have any for now atleast

4.0
Nov 5, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

remote in some cases lukily

Cons

not very good paid yet

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