IBM Software Developer reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(5,752 total reviews)
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Arvind Krishna

70% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Software Developer Engineer employees have rated IBM with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 5,752 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. IBM is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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6K reviews
4.0
Sep 7, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I was given more autonomy than I thought and the job really helped me transition to a "real engineer" from a student.

Cons

Reputation is not great when leaving.. Hard to move up.

2.0
Sep 5, 2025

Never Again

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Can add IBM to your resume

Cons

No work life balance Very low pay High turnover

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