IBM Software Developer reviews

3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(5,741 total reviews)
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70% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Software Developer Engineer employees have rated IBM with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 5,741 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
Apr 12, 2026

Work in IBM Software Lab

Recommend
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Pros

Lots of opportunities to learn here, especially in cloud and db2, will get the ownership. Good work/life balance but sometimes you have to work in different timezone. No pressure of spending 9-5 at office.

Cons

No proper docs, initially you can face some challenges to adopt the environment like daily plans, tasks. So many upper managements reviews, and pay scale is lower than Bnglr office for the same role.

4.0
Apr 8, 2026

Good

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good work culture with perks

Cons

Redundant work growth curve small

2.0
Apr 8, 2026

Average

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Hike 10-12% annual, not much learning, micro management, repeated work.

Cons

Toxic manager, no role of HR, difficult to change project.

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