IBM Software Developer reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(5,752 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 5,752 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
Sep 13, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Supportive team culture and mentorship Exposure to enterprise-scale architecture Good work-life balance overall Flexible WFH options available Access to internal learning resources

Cons

Projects can move slowly learning curve is slow

5.0
Sep 12, 2025

Best employer

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay all in hand no stock business Best worklife balance

Cons

You will get too used to the work life balance and not be able to work elsewhere

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