Is IBM a good company to work for as a Staff Development Engineer?

Staff Development Engineer professionals working at IBM have rated their employer with 4.1 out of 5 stars in 59 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of IBM employees being 3.9 out of 5 stars. Search open Staff Development Engineer Jobs at IBM now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Staff Development Engineer interview questions at IBM .

Does IBM pay Staff Development Engineer employees well?

Staff Development Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at IBM with 3.6 out of 5 stars based on 59 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Staff Development Engineer salaries at IBM.

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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 10973 reviews)); "The people are great and the Extreme Blue program was excellent for learning principles of product design." ((in 5042 reviews)); "Flexible schedules and work from home opportunities are really good." ((in 4399 reviews)); "1. Extremely good work culture 2. Packages are good 3. Direct contact to senior level employees" ((in 3414 reviews)); "Good benefits; IBM prides itself on being a leader in Healthcare Benefits and incentives for healthy living." ((in 3307 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 5418 reviews)); "• Hard to get a promotion unless you have a good manager that is respected and fights for you" ((in 2178 reviews)); "The pay is low and not much hope it will get better even through hard work and delivering results" ((in 2012 reviews)); "No Salary hike.No On site opportunity.Very few are lucky getting visas and traveled to on" ((in 1760 reviews)); "Poor Leadership; Weak Execution; Benefits to employees are getting worse; Money spent on dividends instead of R&D." ((in 611 reviews))

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4.1

95% would recommend to a friend

(59 total reviews)

Arvind Krishna

100% approve of CEO

94% positive business outlook

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Staff Development Engineer employees have rated IBM with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 59 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Staff Development Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. IBM is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Staff Development Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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59 reviews

5.0

Dec 12, 2025

High quality work

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place for innovation and patenting

Cons

Benefits like Health insurance are low

3.0

Oct 16, 2025

Salary

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Base salary is good compared to other companies

Cons

no extra perks , only Base salary

4.0

Jun 17, 2025

Good

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Experience is great and brand name

Cons

Growth is limited in big company

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