IBM Software Developer reviews

3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(5,748 total reviews)
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Arvind Krishna

70% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

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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4.0
Feb 5, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

big company, big name. lots of smart people working with different technologies. some pretty unique and amazing technologies

Cons

very beaurocratic, somewhat political, not always a clear idea of what's doing and why its doing it. too many conference calls, waaaay too many meetings

2.0
Feb 4, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

To simply get those 3 letters on your resume. Also, most of the grunts are good people who deserve more.

Cons

You will get lied to by management. Constant fear and low morale run the hallways since management won't tell you anything. If you are one who contributes to the rumor mill or constantly question what's going on rather than remaining positive that things will be alright, you end up as one of the people who get layed off. The stress isn't worth it. You can be a top performer, work more than anyone else, solve problems no one else could and still be chosen during lay offs. Offshoring US jobs is the strongest point.

4.0
Jan 30, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work hours are flexible as long as you can get your work done. The managment understands life and work balance. There are oppurtunities for advancement and that needs you to intiate the process with upper managment. You're encourged to take on site course whenever it's available. If you're lucky you might get your own office but sometimes you might need to share an office with another collegue. There are no cubicle at the SVL location.

Cons

IBM might not work for young professional because there is not a real energetic culture there and no free food there. I thought there would be finanial aid with tuiation help for training course at an educational instituation but I thought the process was diffifcult becuase it needed to a few level up management for approval. Sometimes you're expected to work long hours to get your work done.

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