IBM Staff Software Developer reviews

3.6

63% would recommend to a friend

(478 total reviews)
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Arvind Krishna

51% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Staff Software Developer employees have rated IBM with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 478 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Staff Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. IBM is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Staff Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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478 reviews
3.0
Jul 17, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

great benefits. room for personal and professional growth. allowance for personal creativity. opportunities for advvancement and working from home are great.

Cons

there is a lot of overtime. very demanding schedule. bonuses dependent on job performance and middle management is not well defined.

3.0
Jul 10, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

strong technical leadership from the technical folks. prompts innovations. A lot of technical folks understands what they are doing. Serious about software quality.

Cons

People management folks lack understanding of the technical projects, does not manage resources well. Lower salary and benefits comparing to other neighbor companies. Management tends to sugar coat and give BS reasons when turning down requests that they can't met.

4.0
Jul 2, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The biggest barrier to success is simply what you pace in your own way. I've yet to be told "No" when trying to contact someone or ask a question.

Cons

The size of IBM gives it a resistance to change that can make someone feel like they are on an island.

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