Is IBM a good company to work for as a Data Engineer?

Data Engineer professionals working at IBM have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 707 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of IBM employees being 3.9 out of 5 stars. Search open Data Engineer Jobs at IBM now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Data Engineer interview questions at IBM .

Does IBM pay Data Engineer employees well?

Data Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at IBM with 3.5 out of 5 stars based on 707 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.8% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Data Engineer salaries at IBM.

What are the top reviewed jobs at IBM?

Software Engineer (4350) , Applications Developer (2909) , Software Developer (2421) , Project Manager (2323) , Senior Software Engineer (2038) , Senior Consultant (1846) , Consultant (1844) , IT Specialist (1112) , Application Developer (1105) , Associate Systems Engineer (1030) , Business Analyst (1025) , Systems Engineer (871) , Manager (850) , Managing Consultant (847) , Intern (824)

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 11042 reviews)); "The people are great and the Extreme Blue program was excellent for learning principles of product design." ((in 5049 reviews)); "Work from home flexible is good to manage work and home both" ((in 4339 reviews)); "1. Extremely good work culture 2. Packages are good 3. Direct contact to senior level employees" ((in 3401 reviews)); "Good benefits backed by a solid fortune 50 company with world class products and services." ((in 3354 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 5462 reviews)); "• Hard to get a promotion unless you have a good manager that is respected and fights for you" ((in 2171 reviews)); "The pay is low and not much hope it will get better even through hard work and delivering results" ((in 2045 reviews)); "No Salary hike.No On site opportunity.Very few are lucky getting visas and traveled to on" ((in 1749 reviews)); "Poor Leadership; Weak Execution; Benefits to employees are getting worse; Money spent on dividends instead of R&D." ((in 619 reviews))

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IBM Data Engineer reviews

3.9

84% would recommend to a friend

(707 total reviews)

Arvind Krishna

74% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

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Data Engineer employees have rated IBM with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 707 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Data Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. IBM is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Data Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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707 reviews

3.0

Nov 15, 2025

Ok ok

Data engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance Learning Blue points Wfh

Cons

Some projects are very bad more support No salary hike No increments

4.0

Nov 11, 2025

Good

Data engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Work life balance and culture

Cons

No cab facility and moderate salary

4.0

Nov 9, 2025

review

Data engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexibility to learn in multiple projects

Cons

pay is not that great

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