Is IBM a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at IBM have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 5,890 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of IBM employees being 3.9 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at IBM now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at IBM .

Does IBM pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at IBM with 3.7 out of 5 stars based on 5,890 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.7% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries and benefits at IBM .

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at IBM?

77% of Software Developer employees at IBM would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 2% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated IBM with a 4.1 rating for work-life-balance, 4.2 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.0 rating for culture and values and 3.9 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at IBM?

Software Engineer (4341) , Applications Developer (2902) , Software Developer (2411) , Project Manager (2320) , Senior Software Engineer (2033) , Senior Consultant (1844) , Consultant (1839) , IT Specialist (1112) , Application Developer (1104) , Associate Systems Engineer (1030) , Business Analyst (1025) , Systems Engineer (871) , Manager (850) , Managing Consultant (848) , Intern (821)

What are the pros of working at IBM according to real employee reviews?

"Good work life balance and good to be able to work from home although that’s often at the discretion of your manager" ((in 11004 reviews)); "The people are great and the Extreme Blue program was excellent for learning principles of product design." ((in 5026 reviews)); "Flexible timings and work from home options but again that depends on the kind of project we are working." ((in 4357 reviews)); "1. Extremely good work culture 2. Packages are good 3. Direct contact to senior level employees" ((in 3404 reviews)); "Good benefits backed by a solid fortune 50 company with world class products and services." ((in 3298 reviews))

What are the cons of working at IBM according to real employee reviews?

"Low salary and the increment was less than 2% even top performer unless you got band promotion" ((in 5441 reviews)); "• Hard to get a promotion unless you have a good manager that is respected and fights for you" ((in 2178 reviews)); "The pay is low and not much hope it will get better even through hard work and delivering results" ((in 1997 reviews)); "No Salary hike.No On site opportunity.Very few are lucky getting visas and traveled to on" ((in 1743 reviews)); "Poor leadership: One senior exec's ego is much larger than his brain; no longer values employees." ((in 614 reviews))

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3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(5,890 total reviews)

Arvind Krishna

70% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.0

Culture & values

3.9

Career opportunities

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Senior management

Software Developer employees have rated IBM with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 5,890 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. IBM is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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3.0

Aug 28, 2008

IBM - Markham job review

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

- Casual dress code - Clean, new lab at Markham - Good office environment (PWAs instead of cubicles)

Cons

- Pay is lower than some competitors - Office politics

2.0

Aug 25, 2008

Not bad... Not great... IBM

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

IBM is very flexible and their are a broad range of jobs to choose from if you are willing to raise your hand. Most of the successful people jump jobs every 2 - 3 years. The hours are flexible and you can get a lot of jobs where you can work almost exclusively from home. If you are a solid developer you probably won't have to work to hard to stay ahead so you won't be putting in tons of overtime.

Cons

This company loves process more than any other place. They care about making sure they are up to ISO rules more than getting out a quality product to the customer. This leads to their strategy of buying up innovative companies sucking their customers dry and then moving their products to Asia/Pacific for maintenance. Oh yeah, and even if the stock is doing great, and profits are up the Senior Management makes sure that your division will miss one metric so they can give you little to no raise and a small bonus.

2.0

Aug 18, 2008

IBM is good to start, but look elsewhere for a career

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work-life balance and a flexible work environment enable employees to decide when, how, and where they want to work.

Cons

Very large company makes it difficult to advance. If you are in the wrong divisions of groups within IBM, then promotions, raises or any other compensation would be unlikely.

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