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
3.0
Feb 2, 2026

Could be better

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Very structured - clear what duties are Compensation good - match contributions towards savings

Cons

Inflexible, confined to role, harder to be innovative.

4.0
Feb 2, 2026

salary

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

flexible, growth, learning opportunities, hybrid work, work life balance

Cons

Less benefits, no office transportation

4.0
Feb 2, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

big company and good enough pay

Cons

big company a lot of corporate rules

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