IBM Software Developer reviews

3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(5,746 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 5,746 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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4.0
Mar 25, 2010
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Pros

Technology leader in some fields. Flexible work schedule. Good work and life balance. A place to work which will make you a little bit proud.

Cons

Outsourcing is always a continuous challenging for its US employees who worries about job stability. Lotus Notes is so slow and sucks, and IBM employees have to use it.

5.0
Mar 22, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

There are quite a lot of projects to be worked on and flexibility in working on other projects. There are a lot of intelligent people there for advice on all sorts of ideas and technologies.

Cons

There is a lot of bureaucracy for doing processes in a specific way. A lot of approvals need to take place before anything can be done, and information regarding anything HR related is difficult to find.

3.0
Mar 22, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

You develop professional comoderie with your team when you work in large scale projects that span several release cycles and versions. Process-driven work structure. If you are proactive in your options to advance in your career, you will get ahead in IBM.

Cons

You must be willing to work anywhere from 40-80 hours a week for product development in the IBM Software group. Micromanagement is quite common with both senior management and team leads. Even if you size your work to fit in an Agile or waterfall development cycle, you will get micromanaged to the nth degree.

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