IBM Software Engineer reviews

3.9

75% would recommend to a friend

(3,804 total reviews)
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Arvind Krishna

63% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Software Engineer I employees have rated IBM with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 3,804 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer I professionals have a good working experience there. IBM is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer I professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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4.0
Feb 2, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

big company and good enough pay

Cons

big company a lot of corporate rules

3.0
Feb 1, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good company, good place to work

Cons

Low pay, possibly termination of projects

4.0
Jan 30, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance is good. Culture is good - a lot of people are really easy to work with. IBM stock is rising so ESPP is a big benefit

Cons

Return to office rule kinda sucks if you're not really colocated with your team as there would be no one to collaborate with. No longer provides 401k match - but has pension instead (grows a lot less than if you're putting it in total stock market)

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