IBM Software Developer reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(5,751 total reviews)
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70% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Software Engineer/Developer employees have rated IBM with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 5,751 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
Aug 24, 2012

Work experience at IBM

Recommend
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Pros

Work culture, Freedom, flexible work schedule. The company makes excellent products and provides good services. There is a lot of focus on innovation.

Cons

The evaluation and appraisal system is not great and there's a lot of politics involved in the management. The HR processes are not very friendly and there's constant fear of getting fired.

4.0
Aug 19, 2012

Good experience with IBM

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

If you are working as a software developer you have the flexibility of working from home

Cons

Because you can work from home in some cases you become a workaholic.

4.0
Aug 9, 2012

A big place to work

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Plenty of exciting technology projects going on. Great research efforts. Great software. Great work/life balance.

Cons

Easy to get lost in a large company. Lost of things going on in the company, but thousands of people trying to get the next opportunity.

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