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 2,153 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 2,153 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Software Engineer salaries and benefits at IBM .

How happy are Senior Software Engineer professionals working at IBM?

81% of Senior Software Engineer employees at IBM would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 3% in the past 12 months. Senior Software Engineer professionals have also rated IBM with a 4.0 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.

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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 10946 reviews)); "The people are great and the Extreme Blue program was excellent for learning principles of product design." ((in 5058 reviews)); "Flexible time for work and offers work from home depending on the project that you will be part of" ((in 4382 reviews)); "1. Extremely good work culture 2. Packages are good 3. Direct contact to senior level employees" ((in 3448 reviews)); "Good benefits; IBM prides itself on being a leader in Healthcare Benefits and incentives for healthy living." ((in 3309 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 5437 reviews)); "• Hard to get a promotion unless you have a good manager that is respected and fights for you" ((in 2154 reviews)); "The pay is low and not much hope it will get better even through hard work and delivering results" ((in 1985 reviews)); "No Salary hike.No On site opportunity.Very few are lucky getting visas and traveled to on" ((in 1750 reviews)); "Poor leadership: One senior exec's ego is much larger than his brain; no longer values employees." ((in 617 reviews))

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3.9

81% would recommend to a friend

(2,153 total reviews)

Arvind Krishna

74% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

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4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Culture & values

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.8

Career opportunities

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Senior management

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

May 13, 2009

Decent place to make a decent living, nothing more.

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

There are lots of very smart people. They pay me money and lots of it. There are lots of good toys to get your hands on. Their stock has retained valuation despite the current economic collapse. They make some really great ads and post them on TV. People think you're important when you work for IBM.

Cons

There is too much structure. They don't let you run off and create something merely for your amusement. Lots of time is spent on the phone dealing with trivia. There is a stupid office culture were you have to work in open offices.

3.0

Apr 16, 2009

Times Have Changed At IBM

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

My co-workers were always supportive as well as some of the management team. The atmosphere amongst the non-mangers is relatively good and most people get along. People are not out to get your job or step on you.

Cons

There isn't a tremendous opportuntiy to move up the ladder now a days. However, most of the managers do not give consistent feedback either good or bad. The employees need to hear from the managers mostly now with the down economy, so they don't have to look over their shoulders all the time. You don't want a team that is paranoid about losing their job.

3.0

Apr 2, 2009

A large company that will be a good fit for some people but not all.

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

IBM is a large company, and relatively stable despite the economic downturn, though there have been a lot of layoffs recently. Many very smart people work there.

Cons

Decisions from on high often seem arbitrary. It's easy to get stuck in the wrong position.

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