Is IBM a good company to work for as a Lead Software Engineer?

Lead Software Engineer professionals working at IBM have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 15 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 Lead Software Engineer Jobs at IBM now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Lead Software Engineer interview questions at IBM .

Does IBM pay Lead Software Engineer employees well?

Lead Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at IBM with 4.6 out of 5 stars based on 15 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 24.4% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Lead Software Engineer salaries at IBM.

What are the top reviewed jobs at IBM?

Software Engineer (4351) , Applications Developer (2909) , Software Developer (2421) , Project Manager (2323) , Senior Software Engineer (2038) , Senior Consultant (1846) , Consultant (1845) , IT Specialist (1112) , Application Developer (1105) , Associate Systems Engineer (1030) , Business Analyst (1025) , Systems Engineer (871) , Manager (850) , Managing Consultant (848) , Intern (825)

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 11034 reviews)); "The people are great and the Extreme Blue program was excellent for learning principles of product design." ((in 5071 reviews)); "Flexible timings and work from home options but again that depends on the kind of project we are working." ((in 4363 reviews)); "1. Extremely good work culture 2. Packages are good 3. Direct contact to senior level employees" ((in 3428 reviews)); "Good benefits; IBM prides itself on being a leader in Healthcare Benefits and incentives for healthy living." ((in 3315 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 5372 reviews)); "• Hard to get a promotion unless you have a good manager that is respected and fights for you" ((in 2158 reviews)); "The pay is low and not much hope it will get better even through hard work and delivering results" ((in 1984 reviews)); "No Salary hike.No On site opportunity.Very few are lucky getting visas and traveled to on" ((in 1742 reviews)); "Poor leadership: One senior exec's ego is much larger than his brain; no longer values employees." ((in 613 reviews))

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4.0

99% would recommend to a friend

(15 total reviews)

Arvind Krishna

100% approve of CEO

85% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.6

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Culture & values

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Career opportunities

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.2

Senior management

Lead Software Engineer employees have rated IBM with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 15 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Lead Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. IBM is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Lead Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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15 reviews

5.0

Mar 21, 2020

Good

Lead software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance is good

Cons

Pay has to be as per market

3.0

Oct 10, 2019

IBM Contract Employee

Lead software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

able to work from home worked with limited supervision

Cons

management - didn't really care about employees software used to support applications was freeware and difficult to use job was moved to IBM India where salaries are lower

5.0

Feb 11, 2018

Awesome to work

Lead software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great environment, home office, friends, new technologies

Cons

I don't have anything to say that I think could bring anything better...

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