IBM Software Developer reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(5,755 total reviews)
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Arvind Krishna

70% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Software Engineer/Developer employees have rated IBM with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 5,755 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
4.0
Oct 30, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Good working atmosphere, colleagues are polite and boss is nice. You can request work from home if you have any family issues or uncomfortable. Plenty of vacations here and your boss encourages you to take those vacations if your project is not quite busy.

Cons

My salary is below the market, and not excited about I've done. Need to OT during the weekend and public vacation.

3.0
Oct 30, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

great people ... innovative, smart, friendly, conversant, diligent; good opportunities for vertical and horizontal movement; interesting work is available

Cons

tough to change the big elephant's course when it is heading in the wrong direction; "success" is largely dependent on your first line manager and some first lines are not good people managers

2.0
Oct 25, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

You can do anything you want since no one is really paying attention. Want a pen? No 'supply cabinet'; order a gross of them online. Want a tech book? Order it from B&N online. Order three.

Cons

There are no infrastructure personnel; all are contractors usually in call centers. Tech support problem in Massachusetts? -- call center in India. HR question? -- same call center, but redirected to call center in N Carolina staffed by Fidelity contractors. No answers, no help, no one cares.

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