IBM Software Architect - Technical Lead reviews

4.0

82% would recommend to a friend

(1,028 total reviews)
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Arvind Krishna

72% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Technical Lead/Software Architect employees have rated IBM with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,028 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Technical Lead/Software Architect professionals have a good working experience there. IBM is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Technical Lead/Software Architect professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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3.0
Aug 30, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

1. Team bonding is very good (birds of same feather flock together) 2. Very good certification program 3. Great values (at least on paper)

Cons

1. Below par salary for old timers. 2. Promotion criteria are carefully made not to promote anybody (even the worthy ones)! 3. Negligible yearly increment

5.0
Aug 19, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly staff and good office

Cons

Pay is not that great

5.0
Aug 18, 2025

Experience working for IBM

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You get to reinvent yourself over and over again

Cons

Some avenues are process oriented and can be difficult to understand

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