IBM Software Developer reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(5,751 total reviews)
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Arvind Krishna

70% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Software Developer Engineer employees have rated IBM with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 5,751 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
Oct 7, 2025

It Be Managable

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- working on the forefront of technology - bringing value to customers by building relationships and bringing innovation - getting to do what I like to do, create and break stuff

Cons

- deadlines (as with any employer) - delays or kinks in the workflow

3.0
Oct 6, 2025

Still good to live quietly

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Trying to leverage the latest technique in the market

Cons

The company is not good at developing software, seniors leaders are just focusing on "client", don't care how we manage and maintain

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