IBM Staff Software Developer reviews

3.6

63% would recommend to a friend

(477 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 477 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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477 reviews
2.0
Feb 6, 2026

Moving to India

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Big company offers different fields. Supports patents

Cons

Company has bad employment termination practice.

4.0
Feb 6, 2026

IBM ISDL

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

good work life balance, hybrid.

Cons

ok compensation, 3days work, less new technologies

3.0
Nov 27, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of different products / projects. Promotes learning, innovation.

Cons

Has been transferring R&D positions to less expensive countries. No more growth in North America.

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