IBM Software Developer reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(5,749 total reviews)
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Arvind Krishna

70% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Software Engineer/Developer employees have rated IBM with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 5,749 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer/Developer professionals have a good working experience there. IBM is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer/Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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6K reviews
5.0
Oct 21, 2025

Backend Engineer

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

culture ,team ,work life balance

Cons

Everything is good , no cons

4.0
Oct 20, 2025

Great place

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

* Good work-life balance * Good pay * Flexible

Cons

* Work can be boring * Bad location options * Often moved between teams

5.0
Oct 18, 2025

SDE at I IBM

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Intelligent people, great working culture

Cons

Traveling to office from city is a task take 2.5 hrs roughly due its remote location

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