Is IBM a good company to work for as a Senior Software Engineer?

Senior Software Engineer professionals working at IBM have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 2,158 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of IBM employees being 3.9 out of 5 stars. Search open Senior Software Engineer Jobs at IBM now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Software Engineer interview questions at IBM .

Does IBM pay Senior Software Engineer employees well?

Senior Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at IBM with 3.6 out of 5 stars based on 2,158 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Software Engineer salaries at IBM.

How happy are Senior Software Engineer professionals working at IBM?

82% of Senior Software Engineer employees at IBM would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 4% in the past 12 months. Senior Software Engineer professionals have also rated IBM with a 4.1 rating for work-life-balance, 4.1 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.0 rating for culture and values and 3.8 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at IBM?

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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 11042 reviews)); "The people are great and the Extreme Blue program was excellent for learning principles of product design." ((in 5049 reviews)); "Work from home flexible is good to manage work and home both" ((in 4339 reviews)); "1. Extremely good work culture 2. Packages are good 3. Direct contact to senior level employees" ((in 3401 reviews)); "Good benefits backed by a solid fortune 50 company with world class products and services." ((in 3354 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 5462 reviews)); "• Hard to get a promotion unless you have a good manager that is respected and fights for you" ((in 2171 reviews)); "The pay is low and not much hope it will get better even through hard work and delivering results" ((in 2045 reviews)); "No Salary hike.No On site opportunity.Very few are lucky getting visas and traveled to on" ((in 1749 reviews)); "Poor Leadership; Weak Execution; Benefits to employees are getting worse; Money spent on dividends instead of R&D." ((in 619 reviews))

IBM Senior Software Engineer reviews

3.9

82% would recommend to a friend

(2,158 total reviews)

Arvind Krishna

69% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

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Software Engineer/Senior Software Engineer employees have rated IBM with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 2,158 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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3.0

Mar 7, 2018

Software Engineer

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-good opportunity for career growth -can look for opportunities in other teams located in other countries -can work from home

Cons

-pay is average compared to other IT companies in Singapore

4.0

Mar 2, 2018

Overall a happy employee

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Although there has been some "brain drain", the overall talent level at IBM is still very high. Even in a very high stress and competitive environment (with layoffs always looming), employees are passionate about their work and supportive of each other. The work can be very exciting if you push to stay in strategic growth areas.

Cons

Company is run by bean counters not visionaries. Bad morale mainly due to upper mgmt's poor direction. The constant layoffs create a specter of uncertainty therefore employees are regularly grooming their resumes and looking for other opportunities (hence you lose the best employees). Lack of resources to deliver with high innovation and solid quality -- whether lack of equipment or always being understaffed.

4.0

Feb 20, 2018

Senior software developer

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work balance. Place to grow

Cons

Low pay scale. Need employee recognition

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