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
5.0
Oct 13, 2025

Work life Balance

Recommend
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Pros

You will get a very flexible work life balance here in IBM. Such a great company to work with

Cons

Mostly it depends on projects.

4.0
Oct 8, 2025

short review

Recommend
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Pros

work life balance, flexible time schedule

Cons

career growth would be hard after Band9; pay not competitive

5.0
Oct 8, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

1. Great learning culture 2. Innovate the products with latest tech that is just buzzword in market 3. Great leadership guidance to project your skills in correct direction 4. Healthy work-life balance and inclusive culture for everyone 5. Good bluepoint culture to reward your colleagues for their help

Cons

1. Finding projects can be abit tough because everybody has to clear 2-3 technical rounds even after getting in IBM 2. Promotions might take time if you don't meet the KPI's/metrics

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