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 5,748 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 5,748 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 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 3% 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 (4346) , Applications Developer (2909) , Software Developer (2417) , Project Manager (2320) , Senior Software Engineer (2035) , Senior Consultant (1845) , Consultant (1841) , IT Specialist (1112) , Application Developer (1105) , 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 10971 reviews)); "The people are great and the Extreme Blue program was excellent for learning principles of product design." ((in 5046 reviews)); "Flexible timings and work from home option(i gotta laptop thats why i enjoy this privilege)" ((in 4376 reviews)); "1. Extremely good work culture 2. Packages are good 3. Direct contact to senior level employees" ((in 3416 reviews)); "Good benefits backed by a solid fortune 50 company with world class products and services." ((in 3350 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 5448 reviews)); "• Hard to get a promotion unless you have a good manager that is respected and fights for you" ((in 2172 reviews)); "The pay is low and not much hope it will get better even through hard work and delivering results" ((in 2010 reviews)); "No Salary hike.No On site opportunity.Very few are lucky getting visas and traveled to on" ((in 1737 reviews)); "Poor Leadership; Weak Execution; Benefits to employees are getting worse; Money spent on dividends instead of R&D." ((in 604 reviews))

IBM Software Developer reviews

3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(5,748 total reviews)

Arvind Krishna

70% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

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Software Engineer Developer employees have rated IBM with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 5,748 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer Developer professionals have a good working experience there. IBM is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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6K reviews

2.0

Jun 10, 2009

Giant famous company, secure job, but that's about it

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Giant Company, good for resume, job security

Cons

Too big of a company, communication is either too much or too little most of the time, too much politics involved in the office (duh), not much respect for the low level people

2.0

Jun 6, 2009

Used to be a great place to work, but now it suck!!!

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great challenges.. and many opportunities to growth and the ability to change career within the company. Pay is good for those who started as experience professionels

Cons

benefits were cut. Mangers are incompetent et performance mean nothings when it comes to salry increase. many layoffs recently and long hours

4.0

Jun 3, 2009

General Review

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work / life balances flexibility, diversity of roles and international explosure. Great atmosphere with like minded people makes work enjoyable

Cons

Lack of flexibility at times over processes and other limitations of being part of a larger corporation. Peer comparison culture can at times lead to animosity.

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