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
4.0
Mar 9, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Focus on Innovation. Range of opportunities for growth Pay on par with market.

Cons

Weak 1st and 2nd line management. There is a considerable gap in the strategy defined by Executives and the actions taken by the 1st/2nd line management.

2.0
Feb 25, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent compensation. Very predictable environment. Very standardized ways of doing things. Good company to go on cruise control while dealing with life. If you do not want a challenging job, this is a good place. I find it very easy to get my assignments done, but very difficult to get new opportunities that have not been fully planned out by management. On the upside, the company is very predictable. No wildly annoying personalities. They won't last. A fair number of very serious, do it by the numbers people. IBM invented the box, so there is no sense thinking outside of it.

Cons

Very little room for creativity. Every idea has to go through 10-15 meetings and 20+ people for approval. Very difficult to stay passionate about a job/idea when there are so many 'processes' to go through. It probably makes for more stable products, but completely kills innovation.

4.0
Feb 23, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits and compensation. A lot of programs that you can choose to be part of. Generally, the people are great the work with.

Cons

You seem like just a number after some time and it makes it tough to get ahead in your career. It seems like you have to know people to get ahead

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