IBM Software Developer reviews

3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(5,742 total reviews)
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Arvind Krishna

70% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Software Developer Engineer employees have rated IBM with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 5,742 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
5.0
Mar 23, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good learning opportunities and pay

Cons

Management disorganised in some orgs, lack of a comprehensive 'programme' for new graduate hires

4.0
Mar 22, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

1. Good team 2. Hard work gets recognised (if you deliver) 3. Not much work pressure

Cons

1. No proper projects 2. Hard to convince manager about your achievements 3. A lot of favouritism (boot licking basically) 4. No free food or transport or any kind of amenities/allowances probided from the company. 5. Mandatory 3 days a week. Attendance is tracked.

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