IBM Software Development Manager reviews

3.7

90% would recommend to a friend

(68 total reviews)
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Arvind Krishna

95% approve of CEO

87% positive business outlook

Manager, Software Development employees have rated IBM with 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 68 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Manager, Software Development professionals have a good working experience there. IBM is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Manager, Software Development professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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68 reviews
4.0
Jun 6, 2026
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Pros

Middle ground on work life balance and culture if you join the right group. Big brand, used to be seen as sluggish but improved now. If you can join a group that has WFH then that is great, else most people are asked to come thrice a week.

Cons

Like all other companies, lateral hires get more than encumbents so little incentive for people to stay on. Any senior level growth is quite difficult. Bell curve fitting introduced now which forces more competition than collaboration.

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