Is IBM a good company to work for as a Staff Software Developer?

Staff Software Developer professionals working at IBM have rated their employer with 3.6 out of 5 stars in 478 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of IBM employees being 3.9 out of 5 stars. Search open Staff Software Developer Jobs at IBM now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Staff Software Developer interview questions at IBM .

Does IBM pay Staff Software Developer employees well?

Staff Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at IBM with 3.3 out of 5 stars based on 478 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 8.7% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Staff Software Developer salaries at IBM.

How happy are Staff Software Developer professionals working at IBM?

63% of Staff Software Developer employees at IBM would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 20% in the past 12 months. Staff Software Developer professionals have also rated IBM with a 3.9 rating for work-life-balance, 3.7 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.5 rating for culture and values and 3.5 rating for career opportunities.

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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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IBM Staff Software Developer reviews

3.6

63% would recommend to a friend

(478 total reviews)

Arvind Krishna

51% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Culture & values

3.5

Career opportunities

3.3

Compensation and benefits

2.4

Senior management

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

Jun 17, 2008

IBM OK

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Potential to do a lot of things and staying at the same company. Great 401K Benefits.

Cons

Big company. Lot of red tape. Expectation of working more than 80 hours a week

2.0

Jun 16, 2008

My name's Sam. I'm a multi-millionaire, and you're not.

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Employee discounts with many of the business partners, including auto companies, financial institutions, insurers, cellular phone providers, large retailers, and many others. It's especially nice at Christmas time. There are also discounts on IBM items, but they are rarely used because IBM doesn't exactly focus on consumer items.

Cons

Many, many of their engineering jobs have been offshored. The older workers mostly feel they're doomed to being laid off after the next quarterly report that disappoints the analysts. The company is more than happy to replace these workers with younger ones or foreigners who cost less. The stock price RIGHT NOW is the most important thing, always.

5.0

Jun 14, 2008

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Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Endless opportunities to gain experience and career advancement

Cons

Some times process comes in a way of innovation

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