IBM Software Developer reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(5,752 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 5,752 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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3.0
Jun 4, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

IBM is stable and has good benefits and salary.

Cons

Too much bureaucracy. Too short-sighted in the sense of sacrificing long-term benefits for short term achievements. Penny wise and pound foolish.

2.0
Jun 4, 2013

Too much politics

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Some very smart people Lots of job flexibility Wide range of areas to work in Easy to transfer

Cons

A lot of managers and layers of management A lot of project politics Processes/policies get in the way of doing real work Incompetents Become Movers (IBM)

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