IBM Senior Software Engineer reviews

3.9

82% would recommend to a friend

(2,153 total reviews)
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Arvind Krishna

74% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

Software Engineer/Senior Software Engineer employees have rated IBM with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 2,153 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer/Senior Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. IBM is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer/Senior Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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2K reviews
3.0
Dec 2, 2025

Life at IBM

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

IBM has a relatively good life/work balance

Cons

IBM removed a lot of benefits and is shrinking it's presence in the US. They seem to lay people off twice a year now and they like to go for their top engineers first.

4.0
Nov 24, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits and salary compensation

Cons

Too many RAs. Wont reccomend

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