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 5,755 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 5,755 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 (4350) , Applications Developer (2909) , Software Developer (2421) , Project Manager (2323) , Senior Software Engineer (2038) , Senior Consultant (1846) , Consultant (1845) , IT Specialist (1112) , Application Developer (1105) , Associate Systems Engineer (1030) , Business Analyst (1025) , Systems Engineer (871) , Manager (850) , Managing Consultant (848) , Intern (824)

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 11042 reviews)); "The people are great and the Extreme Blue program was excellent for learning principles of product design." ((in 5049 reviews)); "Work from home flexible is good to manage work and home both" ((in 4339 reviews)); "1. Extremely good work culture 2. Packages are good 3. Direct contact to senior level employees" ((in 3401 reviews)); "Good benefits backed by a solid fortune 50 company with world class products and services." ((in 3354 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 5462 reviews)); "• Hard to get a promotion unless you have a good manager that is respected and fights for you" ((in 2171 reviews)); "The pay is low and not much hope it will get better even through hard work and delivering results" ((in 2045 reviews)); "No Salary hike.No On site opportunity.Very few are lucky getting visas and traveled to on" ((in 1749 reviews)); "Poor Leadership; Weak Execution; Benefits to employees are getting worse; Money spent on dividends instead of R&D." ((in 619 reviews))

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3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(5,755 total reviews)

Arvind Krishna

70% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.0

Culture & values

3.9

Career opportunities

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Senior management

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

3.0

Oct 18, 2013

Average Large Corporation

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Its a job. Not a fun or rewarding job, but its a job.

Cons

Its a job not a career. Little to none infrastructure. Cost sensitive to the point of silliness. Its more about looking busy than doing anything.

5.0

Oct 17, 2013

IBM good place for work

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

nice social package nice trainings nice team

Cons

corporation no coffe and tee bad water in tap machine

4.0

Oct 16, 2013

Great place, cool projects, "at the heart of IT"

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to work at the core of IT, not just the 13957th user interface on top of it. Many very capable people (not all, but most). Management is very much understanding the personal needs of employees, e.g. family situation, and is really concerned about helping (which is more than "listening").

Cons

Pay is ok, but could be better. Buildings are at times not the newest. Nowadays the company tries to save money quite a bit too much. Too much driven by quarter results. Old employees have MUCH better financial benefits than the young generations.

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