Is IBM a good company to work for as a Hardware Design Engineer?

Hardware Design Engineer professionals working at IBM have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 88 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of IBM employees being 3.9 out of 5 stars. Search open Hardware Design Engineer Jobs at IBM now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Hardware Design Engineer interview questions at IBM .

Does IBM pay Hardware Design Engineer employees well?

Hardware Design Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at IBM with 2.9 out of 5 stars based on 88 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 21.5% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Hardware Design Engineer salaries at IBM.

How happy are Hardware Design Engineer professionals working at IBM?

72% of Hardware Design Engineer employees at IBM would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 26% in the past 12 months. Hardware Design Engineer professionals have also rated IBM with a 3.9 rating for work-life-balance, 3.9 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.7 rating for culture and values and 3.8 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at IBM?

Software Engineer (4347) , Applications Developer (2909) , Software Developer (2421) , Project Manager (2323) , Senior Software Engineer (2036) , 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 11036 reviews)); "The people are great and the Extreme Blue program was excellent for learning principles of product design." ((in 4993 reviews)); "Flexible timings and work from home option(i gotta laptop thats why i enjoy this privilege)" ((in 4373 reviews)); "1. Extremely good work culture 2. Packages are good 3. Direct contact to senior level employees" ((in 3387 reviews)); "Good benefits; IBM prides itself on being a leader in Healthcare Benefits and incentives for healthy living." ((in 3339 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 5445 reviews)); "• Hard to get a promotion unless you have a good manager that is respected and fights for you" ((in 2166 reviews)); "The pay is low and not much hope it will get better even through hard work and delivering results" ((in 2000 reviews)); "No Salary hike.No On site opportunity.Very few are lucky getting visas and traveled to on" ((in 1746 reviews)); "Poor leadership: One senior exec's ego is much larger than his brain; no longer values employees." ((in 624 reviews))

IBM Hardware Design Engineer reviews

4.0

72% would recommend to a friend

(88 total reviews)

Arvind Krishna

99% approve of CEO

97% positive business outlook

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Sexual orientation

Disability

Parent or family caregiver

Veteran status

Hardware Design Engineer employees have rated IBM with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 88 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Hardware Design Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. IBM is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Hardware Design Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

88 reviews

3.0

Apr 20, 2012

I have enjoyed my time working at IBM.

Senior hardware design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible work schedule. Tight knit teams. A wealth of knowledge across different organizations

Cons

Low Pay compared to the industry Slow to react in certain segments of the industry. 8-10 levels of management

3.0

Mar 27, 2012

ok but too big

Hardware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- work life balance - professional atmosphere - lots of resources to help - promotes remote work - leading edge technology - some really smart people

Cons

- salary pay is very low - little advancement opportunities - some incompetent people - often uses own tool that makes you uncompetitive once outside of IBM

4.0

May 12, 2011

Great experience

Hardware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

High technology Professional environment easy to grow

Cons

Sometimes it's stressful paying in not amazing

Viewing 76 - 78 of 88 Reviews

Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

EPAM Systems

3.6★Compensation & Benefits

DataArt

4.0★Compensation & Benefits

Amadeus

3.7★Compensation & Benefits

Proxify

3.9★Compensation & Benefits

Jobs at IBM

Staff Software Engineer, Consumer Weather Science & AI

Staff Software Engineer, Consumer Weather Science & AI

Staff Software Engineer, Consumer Weather Science & AI

Senior Manager, Performance & Growth Marketing

Senior Manager, Performance & Growth Marketing

Atlanta, GA

View job

IBM

IBM Hardware Design Engineer reviews

Company ratings over time

Ratings by demographic groups

Reviews by job title

I have enjoyed my time working at IBM.

ok but too big

Great experience

Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

Jobs at IBM

IBM reviews FAQs

Want the inside scoop on your own company?

Bowls

Followed companies

Job searches

Company ratings over time

Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

IBM reviews FAQs

Jobs at IBM