Is IBM a good company to work for as a Backend Developer?

Backend Developer professionals working at IBM have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 148 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of IBM employees being 3.9 out of 5 stars. Search open Backend Developer Jobs at IBM now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Backend Developer interview questions at IBM .

Does IBM pay Backend Developer employees well?

Backend Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at IBM with 3.6 out of 5 stars based on 148 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Backend Developer salaries at IBM.

How happy are Backend Developer professionals working at IBM?

74% of Backend Developer employees at IBM would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 3% in the past 12 months. Backend Developer professionals have also rated IBM with a 4.1 rating for work-life-balance, 4.0 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.0 rating for culture and values and 3.6 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at IBM?

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What are the pros of working at IBM according to real employee reviews?

"Good work life balance and good to be able to work from home although that’s often at the discretion of your manager" ((in 11024 reviews)); "The people are great and the Extreme Blue program was excellent for learning principles of product design." ((in 4994 reviews)); "IBM Canada provides flexible work hours and one can work from home almost all the time." ((in 4351 reviews)); "1. Extremely good work culture 2. Packages are good 3. Direct contact to senior level employees" ((in 3396 reviews)); "Good benefits; IBM prides itself on being a leader in Healthcare Benefits and incentives for healthy living." ((in 3327 reviews))

What are the cons of working at IBM according to real employee reviews?

"Low salary and the increment was less than 2% even top performer unless you got band promotion" ((in 5427 reviews)); "• Hard to get a promotion unless you have a good manager that is respected and fights for you" ((in 2180 reviews)); "The pay is low and not much hope it will get better even through hard work and delivering results" ((in 2008 reviews)); "No Salary hike.No On site opportunity.Very few are lucky getting visas and traveled to on" ((in 1778 reviews)); "Poor Leadership; Weak Execution; Benefits to employees are getting worse; Money spent on dividends instead of R&D." ((in 615 reviews))

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3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(148 total reviews)

Arvind Krishna

79% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

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Backend Developer employees have rated IBM with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 148 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Backend Developer professionals have a good working experience there. IBM is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Backend Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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148 reviews

4.0

Jun 9, 2022

Good place to start a career

Backend developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of opportunities available to grow your skills very early on.

Cons

Not very competitive in terms of salary.

5.0

May 27, 2022

Good company to work

Backend developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Excellent organizational culture. 2. Seniours are supportive

Cons

No Cons found till now

3.0

May 23, 2022

Big corporate, overall good experience

Backend developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Big corporate, fare salaries, don't fire easily, makes efforts to find a job even if a product is closed

Cons

When I worked there, we disn't have interesting products. I didn't feel the HR at all,no company events, no bonuses

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