Is IBM a good company to work for as a Software Engineer?

Software Engineer professionals working at IBM have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 5,907 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of IBM employees being 3.9 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Engineer Jobs at IBM now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer interview questions at IBM .

Does IBM pay Software Engineer employees well?

Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at IBM with 3.7 out of 5 stars based on 5,907 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.7% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer salaries at IBM.

How happy are Software Engineer professionals working at IBM?

77% of Software Engineer employees at IBM would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 3% in the past 12 months. Software Engineer 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 (4350) , Applications Developer (2909) , Software Developer (2421) , Project Manager (2323) , Senior Software Engineer (2038) , Senior Consultant (1846) , Consultant (1844) , IT Specialist (1112) , Application Developer (1105) , Associate Systems Engineer (1030) , Business Analyst (1025) , Systems Engineer (871) , Manager (850) , Managing Consultant (847) , 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 11026 reviews)); "The people are great and the Extreme Blue program was excellent for learning principles of product design." ((in 5024 reviews)); "Flexible timings and work from home option(i gotta laptop thats why i enjoy this privilege)" ((in 4377 reviews)); "1. Extremely good work culture 2. Packages are good 3. Direct contact to senior level employees" ((in 3396 reviews)); "Good benefits; IBM prides itself on being a leader in Healthcare Benefits and incentives for healthy living." ((in 3283 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 5454 reviews)); "• Hard to get a promotion unless you have a good manager that is respected and fights for you" ((in 2182 reviews)); "The pay is low and not much hope it will get better even through hard work and delivering results" ((in 2009 reviews)); "No Salary hike.No On site opportunity.Very few are lucky getting visas and traveled to on" ((in 1724 reviews)); "Poor Leadership; Weak Execution; Benefits to employees are getting worse; Money spent on dividends instead of R&D." ((in 619 reviews))

IBM Software Engineer reviews

3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(5,907 total reviews)

Arvind Krishna

70% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

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Software Engineer employees have rated IBM with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 5,907 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. IBM is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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4.0

Mar 5, 2026

Good place to start career

Software engineer

Recommend

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Pros

Good company to start IT career

Cons

I do not have any cons

4.0

Mar 5, 2026

Overall nice workplace, be watch out for layoffs

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

World top 500 - an excellent platform with decent pay + benefits and various activities (seminars, learning sessions, montor/coach programs, hobby clubs...) It can also provide rich career resources for the future. If not very happy with the current role/team, you can jump to different positions without much pressure (*just relatively easier). Flexible working hours and no need to work over time too much.

Cons

Newer leadership team (with Indian CEO) are less caring on employees' feeling and long-term goals but more focused on financial performance (it's resonable, but just not a good sign for employees). So watch out for mass lay-offs (it's often called "redeployeement" or "resource action" internally).

4.0

Mar 3, 2026

good

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

best experience in the company

Cons

bond is there for 3 years

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