IBM Software Developer reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(5,754 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 5,754 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
Sep 4, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

The people are wonderfully friendly and smart. The work you do is incredibly important - these are systems that run the world.

Cons

IBM has become too focused on their stock price. It's hurting the employees and it's hard to tell if anyone really cares.

4.0
Aug 29, 2013

over all

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

flex working hours, good facilities

Cons

long hours, high pressure, layoff

3.0
Aug 28, 2013

Not your father's IBM

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Flexible hours and work from home - Good team. Access to lots of experts - Lots of tools (although some a little clunky) - Get to work on new technology. Always learning something new. - Enjoyed most of my time working here, but things are changing...

Cons

- Dwindling US work force - Hesitancy of management to challenge poor direction - US employee is led to feel like liability rather than an asset - Poor rating system. Stellar performances can still receive average ratings based on nebulous criteria. Analogy--A 98% can be an "A" or a "C" depending on who is sitting next to you. - Morale is in the tank. - The dogged focus on the 2015 Roadmap of $20 EPS is proving the downfall of this company.

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