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      3.7

      90% would recommend to a friend

      (68 total reviews)
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      Arvind Krishna

      95% approve of CEO

      87% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.7

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.5

      Culture & values

      4.4

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Career opportunities

      3.5

      Senior management

      2.9

      Compensation and benefits

      Software Development Manager employees have rated IBM with 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 68 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Manager professionals have a good working experience there. IBM is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Manager professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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      68 reviews
      3.0
      Oct 25, 2013

      Overall good, but frustrating environment

      Software development manager
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      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good salary and benefits. A lot of opportunity to grow technically. In certain positions you can get good customer interaction and feedback

      Cons

      Constant pressure from finance to do more with less. Difficult to get hardware upgrades. Still a lot of silo management. Small annual salary increases. The "average" contributor can end up with no raise.

      4.0
      Jul 8, 2013

      Endless opportunities

      Software and development manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Never ending opportunities for growth in position or different position. You are encouraged to move around.

      Cons

      They own you. It is expected you will drop every personal committment made at any time to turn attention to stated problem. Significant amount of political tape to get anything done.

      2.0
      Jun 3, 2013

      Giant People Mill

      Software development manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      There are a lot of projects and products to work on and you get exposure to working on enterprise software for global markets.

      Cons

      The company is short sighted and is basically a giant people mill. A few bubble to the top and are rewarded well, the rest are supposed to be satisfied with the glory of working for IBM. As a good performer you are treated in an average to poor way. It is highly political because of this mechanic. Work-life balance isn't a reality even though it is discussed all the time.

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