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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5.0
Mar 9, 2026

sf

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good work culture and pay

Cons

there are no cons for this company

4.0
Mar 5, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

World top 500 - an excellent platform with decent pay + benefits and various activities (seminars, learning sessions, montor/coach programs, hobby clubs...) It can also provide rich career resources for the future. If not very happy with the current role/team, you can jump to different positions without much pressure (*just relatively easier). Flexible working hours and no need to work over time too much.

Cons

Newer leadership team (with Indian CEO) are less caring on employees' feeling and long-term goals but more focused on financial performance (it's resonable, but just not a good sign for employees). So watch out for mass lay-offs (it's often called "redeployeement" or "resource action" internally).

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