Is IBM a good company to work for as a Development Manager?

Development Manager professionals working at IBM have rated their employer with 2.2 out of 5 stars in 15 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of IBM employees being 3.9 out of 5 stars. Search open Development Manager Jobs at IBM now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Development Manager interview questions at IBM .

Does IBM pay Development Manager employees well?

Development Manager professionals rate their compensation and benefits at IBM with 3.0 out of 5 stars based on 15 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 18.2% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Development Manager salaries and benefits 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 10985 reviews)); "The people are great and the Extreme Blue program was excellent for learning principles of product design." ((in 5038 reviews)); "Flexible timings and work from home option(i gotta laptop thats why i enjoy this privilege)" ((in 4339 reviews)); "1. Extremely good work culture 2. Packages are good 3. Direct contact to senior level employees" ((in 3422 reviews)); "Good benefits; IBM prides itself on being a leader in Healthcare Benefits and incentives for healthy living." ((in 3320 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 5379 reviews)); "• Hard to get a promotion unless you have a good manager that is respected and fights for you" ((in 2164 reviews)); "The pay is low and not much hope it will get better even through hard work and delivering results" ((in 2020 reviews)); "No Salary hike.No On site opportunity.Very few are lucky getting visas and traveled to on" ((in 1713 reviews)); "Poor leadership: One senior exec's ego is much larger than his brain; no longer values employees." ((in 614 reviews))

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2.2

99% would recommend to a friend

(15 total reviews)

Arvind Krishna

94% approve of CEO

94% positive business outlook

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4.0

Work/Life balance

3.0

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Senior management

2.2

Career opportunities

1.4

Culture & values

1.3

Diversity & inclusion

Development Manager employees have rated IBM with 2.2 out of 5 stars, based on 15 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Development Manager professionals have an average working experience there. IBM is rated 43% below average by Development Manager professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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15 reviews

2.0

Nov 28, 2025

Large company

Development manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Large company. Provide lot of facility to learn new technologies.

Cons

Clear direction is lacking on which product to develop. Missing sales and support as well.

4.0

Oct 10, 2022

Different World

Development manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Technology presented to any one to learn is amazing. Work on latest and new technology. Innovation is way of life here

Cons

Compensation may not be the best in Industry in all divisions

3.0

Jul 15, 2020

Great people to work with; no company loyalty

Development manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People you work with are great.

Cons

Company has very short term vision

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