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 (4350) , Applications Developer (2909) , Software Developer (2421) , Project Manager (2323) , Senior Software Engineer (2038) , Senior Consultant (1846) , Consultant (1845) , IT Specialist (1112) , Application Developer (1105) , Associate Systems Engineer (1030) , Business Analyst (1025) , Systems Engineer (871) , Manager (850) , Managing Consultant (848) , 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 11042 reviews)); "The people are great and the Extreme Blue program was excellent for learning principles of product design." ((in 5049 reviews)); "Work from home flexible is good to manage work and home both" ((in 4339 reviews)); "1. Extremely good work culture 2. Packages are good 3. Direct contact to senior level employees" ((in 3401 reviews)); "Good benefits backed by a solid fortune 50 company with world class products and services." ((in 3354 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 5462 reviews)); "• Hard to get a promotion unless you have a good manager that is respected and fights for you" ((in 2171 reviews)); "The pay is low and not much hope it will get better even through hard work and delivering results" ((in 2045 reviews)); "No Salary hike.No On site opportunity.Very few are lucky getting visas and traveled to on" ((in 1749 reviews)); "Poor Leadership; Weak Execution; Benefits to employees are getting worse; Money spent on dividends instead of R&D." ((in 619 reviews))

IBM Software Developers reviews

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

4.0

Jun 11, 2011

Good management

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good management,but the salary is a little low.IBM china always work with IBM USA,havn't own product,is a little bad.

Cons

Salary is a little low.Need improve

3.0

Jun 9, 2011

Good place to start

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Open culture Free time to work on pet projects Great people with whom you can interract.

Cons

pay and hikes are megre promotions are slow buisness is more important than innovation No freebies 3 months notice period while leaving the company

4.0

Apr 7, 2011

Too many boring meetings, but good life/work balance

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good life/work balance work with clever people good experience for a while

Cons

too many boring meetings increase your experience in products and frameworks used only inside IBM PBC system not useful at all always pushing you to take over extra work some projects are not very challenging

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