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
4.0
Oct 17, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Got microservices experience from IBM. Lot of projects, onsite opportunities.

Cons

Low salary hike. No free food.No work life balance.

4.0
Oct 16, 2025

too many unskilled employees

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

interesting technologies and interesting projects

Cons

average technical skill is poor, a lot of people just talking about things, while producing almost nothing.

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