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 5,749 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 5,749 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 (4346) , Applications Developer (2909) , Software Developer (2418) , Project Manager (2322) , Senior Software Engineer (2036) , Senior Consultant (1845) , Consultant (1843) , IT Specialist (1112) , Application Developer (1105) , Associate Systems Engineer (1030) , Business Analyst (1025) , Systems Engineer (871) , Manager (850) , Managing Consultant (848) , Intern (822)

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 11002 reviews)); "The people are great and the Extreme Blue program was excellent for learning principles of product design." ((in 4963 reviews)); "Flexible schedules and work from home opportunities are really good." ((in 4399 reviews)); "1. Extremely good work culture 2. Packages are good 3. Direct contact to senior level employees" ((in 3406 reviews)); "Good benefits backed by a solid fortune 50 company with world class products and services." ((in 3295 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 5383 reviews)); "• Hard to get a promotion unless you have a good manager that is respected and fights for you" ((in 2186 reviews)); "The pay is low and not much hope it will get better even through hard work and delivering results." ((in 2024 reviews)); "No Salary hike.No On site opportunity.Very few are lucky getting visas and traveled to on" ((in 1732 reviews)); "Poor Leadership; Weak Execution; Benefits to employees are getting worse; Money spent on dividends instead of R&D." ((in 617 reviews))

IBM Software Developer reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(5,749 total reviews)

Arvind Krishna

70% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

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Software Engineer/Developer employees have rated IBM with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 5,749 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

May 1, 2012

Challenging but pointless

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Recognized world wide, still a symbol of prestige. -Lots of opportunities to switch within. -Starts off with good pay. -Will put you in challenging positions which is great for learning.

Cons

-Lengthy, painful and often completely useless processes attached with every single thing. -Thousands of different initiatives. Not enough time to properly commit to any. -Very slow salary growth. Barely keeps up with inflation. -Not concerned with efficiency. -Ridiculous lack of commitment to goals and rapid switching around to new roles.

2.0

Apr 20, 2012

ok

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- work life balance - work from home policy - big name - May be good if you are into management, consulting, IT.

Cons

- to Big...can easily get lost. - Feel like each division running as separate company with "IBM" label on it. - too much into "IBM" mantra. - not so exciting :( - benefits are avg. - bonuses are way less.

2.0

Apr 12, 2012

Unfortunately getting worse with each year

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Challenging environment. - Smart people. - Good work-life balance. - Flexible hours - Considerable vacation time

Cons

- Compensation is not good (salary is not being increased fast enough) - Promotions and career advancement are difficult - Long hours with not much recognition - Top talent is leaving and people that stay have to work much harder

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