Is IBM a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at IBM have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 5,757 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of IBM employees being 3.9 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at IBM now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at IBM .

Does IBM pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at IBM with 3.7 out of 5 stars based on 5,757 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.7% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at IBM.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at IBM?

78% of Software Developer employees at IBM would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 3% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated IBM with a 4.1 rating for work-life-balance, 4.2 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.0 rating for culture and values and 3.9 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at IBM?

Software Engineer (4351) , Applications Developer (2909) , Software Developer (2422) , Project Manager (2323) , Senior Software Engineer (2038) , Senior Consultant (1846) , Consultant (1845) , IT Specialist (1112) , Application Developer (1106) , Associate Systems Engineer (1030) , Business Analyst (1025) , Systems Engineer (871) , Manager (850) , Managing Consultant (848) , Intern (826)

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 11055 reviews)); "The people are great and the Extreme Blue program was excellent for learning principles of product design." ((in 5064 reviews)); "Flexible timings and work from home option(i gotta laptop thats why i enjoy this privilege)" ((in 4391 reviews)); "1. Extremely good work culture 2. Packages are good 3. Direct contact to senior level employees" ((in 3459 reviews)); "Good benefits backed by a solid fortune 50 company with world class products and services." ((in 3290 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 5388 reviews)); "• Hard to get a promotion unless you have a good manager that is respected and fights for you" ((in 2173 reviews)); "The pay is low and not much hope it will get better even through hard work and delivering results" ((in 1997 reviews)); "No Salary hike.No On site opportunity.Very few are lucky getting visas and traveled to on" ((in 1746 reviews)); "Poor Leadership; Weak Execution; Benefits to employees are getting worse; Money spent on dividends instead of R&D." ((in 615 reviews))

IBM Software Developer reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(5,757 total reviews)

Arvind Krishna

70% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

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Software Engineer/Developer employees have rated IBM with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 5,757 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer/Developer professionals have a good working experience there. IBM is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer/Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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6K reviews

5.0

Feb 19, 2014

Very nice working Environment

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

feel like in a family

Cons

lack of business plan in China

2.0

Feb 17, 2014

Challenging work with very poor work-life balance

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Exposure to lots of exciting technologies. Ability to "move sideways" within IBM to positions that better fit you.

Cons

Horrible neglect of work-life balance. Low pay. Benefits not as strong as they once were.

3.0

Feb 13, 2014

IBM buys companies for new technology, eventually outsource jobs overseas

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People I worked with were all very nice. Good work-life balance, especially working from home was nice. Fairly good benefits. You may find an exciting position if you are lucky.

Cons

Not as innovative as you'd expect. Sure, IBM invented Watson but it came from Laboratory, not from Software Group. Actually most of software portfolio came from acquisitions. Jobs by acquisitions will be outsourced oversea sooner or later.

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