IBM Sr. Software Engineer reviews

3.9

82% would recommend to a friend

(2,195 total reviews)
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Arvind Krishna

75% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

Sr. Software Engineer employees have rated IBM with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 2,195 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr. Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. IBM is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Sr. Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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1.0
Mar 30, 2026
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Pros

Pay is very good for what work is done. The health insurance plans are the best I've ever had.

Cons

The company actively tries to outsource you and get rid of you any way possible. They expect you to have over 80% billable hours with contracts but then keep trying to figure out how to outsource as much of your contract as possible. That puts you below the target billable hours and they require you to figure out how to find more hours in more contracts. The final straw was telling me I had to relocate my family to an office for "something something better?" even though the closest office was a full capacity with no room, and all my clients where in other states.

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