Is IBM a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at IBM have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 5,741 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of IBM employees being 3.9 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at IBM now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at IBM .

Does IBM pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at IBM with 3.7 out of 5 stars based on 5,741 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.7% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries and benefits at IBM .

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at IBM?

77% of Software Developer employees at IBM would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 3% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated IBM with a 4.1 rating for work-life-balance, 4.2 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.0 rating for culture and values and 3.9 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at IBM?

Software Engineer (4343) , Applications Developer (2901) , Software Developer (2414) , Project Manager (2320) , Senior Software Engineer (2034) , Senior Consultant (1845) , Consultant (1840) , IT Specialist (1112) , Application Developer (1103) , Associate Systems Engineer (1030) , Business Analyst (1025) , Systems Engineer (871) , Manager (850) , Managing Consultant (848) , Intern (821)

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 10985 reviews)); "The people are great and the Extreme Blue program was excellent for learning principles of product design." ((in 5038 reviews)); "Flexible timings and work from home option(i gotta laptop thats why i enjoy this privilege)" ((in 4339 reviews)); "1. Extremely good work culture 2. Packages are good 3. Direct contact to senior level employees" ((in 3422 reviews)); "Good benefits; IBM prides itself on being a leader in Healthcare Benefits and incentives for healthy living." ((in 3320 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 5379 reviews)); "• Hard to get a promotion unless you have a good manager that is respected and fights for you" ((in 2164 reviews)); "The pay is low and not much hope it will get better even through hard work and delivering results" ((in 2020 reviews)); "No Salary hike.No On site opportunity.Very few are lucky getting visas and traveled to on" ((in 1713 reviews)); "Poor leadership: One senior exec's ego is much larger than his brain; no longer values employees." ((in 614 reviews))

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3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(5,741 total reviews)

Arvind Krishna

70% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.0

Culture & values

3.9

Career opportunities

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Senior management

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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2.0

Sep 13, 2008

Slow growth and comparatively less pay

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance is the primary reason to work in this company. Management approves thw work from home option and this is a blessing for working mothers although you end up more working from home

Cons

There is a very slow growth of career. The pay is relatively less compared to other similar companies

3.0

Sep 7, 2008

software engineer

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

salary and challenge. it is a good place to work for a fresh student out of the college but might not be a best place for seasoned developer who might want to achieve something. salary wise this is okay but not the best. work culture wise it is good. good ethics are there but it also depends on the group that you work in. some people have good skills and knowledge sharing but many do not possess that and do not know how to keep the talent within the company. it also depends on the manager that you work under

Cons

salary is sometimes completely arbitary and not proprotionate to talent

3.0

Aug 28, 2008

IBM - Markham job review

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Casual dress code - Clean, new lab at Markham - Good office environment (PWAs instead of cubicles)

Cons

- Pay is lower than some competitors - Office politics

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