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?

77% 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 (2321) , 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 10916 reviews)); "The people are great and the Extreme Blue program was excellent for learning principles of product design." ((in 5028 reviews)); "Flexible time for work and offers work from home depending on the project that you will be part of" ((in 4348 reviews)); "1. Extremely good work culture 2. Packages are good 3. Direct contact to senior level employees" ((in 3481 reviews)); "Company has good benefits and allows you to easily change job roles if another role interests you." ((in 3355 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 5436 reviews)); "• Hard to get a promotion unless you have a good manager that is respected and fights for you" ((in 2177 reviews)); "The pay is low and not much hope it will get better even through hard work and delivering results" ((in 1992 reviews)); "No Salary hike.No On site opportunity.Very few are lucky getting visas and traveled to on" ((in 1742 reviews)); "Poor leadership: One senior exec's ego is much larger than his brain; no longer values employees." ((in 620 reviews))

IBM Software Developer reviews

3.9

77% 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

3.0

Sep 24, 2011

good place to work, but less promotions

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good env, good team spirit

Cons

not easy to promotion in ibm

4.0

Sep 19, 2011

I gained a lot of knowledge both of how big businesses work and of software development.

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people are great to work with. The management was understanding when personal problems came up. You are rewarded for you efforts.

Cons

Developing a brand new idea that is not in the original plan for the year is almost impossible. There is a lot of administration to carry out.

3.0

Sep 12, 2011

Good

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to get basic skills if you are still starting out and it looks really good on a resume. Most of the people you will work with are pretty sharp. You will get a lot of good traning.

Cons

Project work can vary and the level and quality of leadership is really hard to predict. You could chart a great path at IBM and then suddenly have a profitable unit shut down leaving you in a mushroom farm with no way out.

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