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

Software Developers professionals working at IBM have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 1,949 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of IBM employees being 3.9 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developers Jobs at IBM now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developers interview questions at IBM .

Does IBM pay Software Developers employees well?

Software Developers professionals rate their compensation and benefits at IBM with 3.7 out of 5 stars based on 1,949 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.7% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developers salaries at IBM.

How happy are Software Developers professionals working at IBM?

82% of Software Developers employees at IBM would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 2% in the past 12 months. Software Developers professionals have also rated IBM with a 4.1 rating for work-life-balance, 4.3 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.1 rating for culture and values and 4.0 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at IBM?

Software Engineer (4347) , Applications Developer (2909) , Software Developer (2421) , Project Manager (2323) , Senior Software Engineer (2036) , Senior Consultant (1846) , Consultant (1844) , IT Specialist (1112) , Application Developer (1105) , Associate Systems Engineer (1030) , Business Analyst (1025) , Systems Engineer (871) , Manager (850) , Managing Consultant (847) , Intern (824)

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 11026 reviews)); "The people are great and the Extreme Blue program was excellent for learning principles of product design." ((in 5024 reviews)); "Flexible timings and work from home option(i gotta laptop thats why i enjoy this privilege)" ((in 4377 reviews)); "1. Extremely good work culture 2. Packages are good 3. Direct contact to senior level employees" ((in 3396 reviews)); "Good benefits; IBM prides itself on being a leader in Healthcare Benefits and incentives for healthy living." ((in 3283 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 5454 reviews)); "• Hard to get a promotion unless you have a good manager that is respected and fights for you" ((in 2182 reviews)); "The pay is low and not much hope it will get better even through hard work and delivering results" ((in 2009 reviews)); "No Salary hike.No On site opportunity.Very few are lucky getting visas and traveled to on" ((in 1724 reviews)); "Poor Leadership; Weak Execution; Benefits to employees are getting worse; Money spent on dividends instead of R&D." ((in 619 reviews))

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4.0

82% would recommend to a friend

(1,949 total reviews)

Arvind Krishna

80% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

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Software Developers employees have rated IBM with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,949 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developers professionals have a good working experience there. IBM is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developers professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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2K reviews

5.0

Sep 16, 2025

Best to learn

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Learning of new tech and lots of opportunities

Cons

Less salary and not paid well

4.0

Sep 15, 2025

Solid corporation.

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice office. Good ameneties. High amount of privacy.

Cons

Rigid management structure. Inflexible to suggestions of change.

4.0

Sep 13, 2025

good work life balance but slow growth

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance If you have the hunger- you will get multiple opportunities to try new things Recognition for the work done

Cons

Slow growth Low TC Sometimes things are delivered just to be delivered without actually thinking about public adoption Products/ solutions/ offerings are average

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