Is IBM a good company to work for as a System Engineer?

System Engineer professionals working at IBM have rated their employer with 4.1 out of 5 stars in 893 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 System Engineer Jobs at IBM now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked System Engineer interview questions at IBM .

Does IBM pay System Engineer employees well?

System Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at IBM with 3.2 out of 5 stars based on 893 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 11.8% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about System Engineer salaries at IBM.

How happy are System Engineer professionals working at IBM?

85% of System Engineer employees at IBM would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 13% in the past 12 months. System Engineer professionals have also rated IBM with a 4.2 rating for work-life-balance, 4.1 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.0 rating for culture and values and 3.8 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at IBM?

Software Engineer (4346) , Applications Developer (2909) , Software Developer (2421) , Project Manager (2323) , Senior Software Engineer (2036) , Senior Consultant (1846) , Consultant (1844) , IT Specialist (1112) , Application Developer (1105) , Associate Systems Engineer (1030) , Business Analyst (1025) , Systems Engineer (871) , Manager (850) , Managing Consultant (847) , Intern (824)

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 11071 reviews)); "The people are great and the Extreme Blue program was excellent for learning principles of product design." ((in 5018 reviews)); "Flexible timings and work from home options but again that depends on the kind of project we are working." ((in 4386 reviews)); "1. Extremely good work culture 2. Packages are good 3. Direct contact to senior level employees" ((in 3411 reviews)); "Good benefits backed by a solid fortune 50 company with world class products and services." ((in 3328 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 5355 reviews)); "• Hard to get a promotion unless you have a good manager that is respected and fights for you" ((in 2173 reviews)); "The pay is low and not much hope it will get better even through hard work and delivering results" ((in 2006 reviews)); "No Salary hike.No On site opportunity.Very few are lucky getting visas and traveled to on" ((in 1779 reviews)); "Poor leadership: One senior exec's ego is much larger than his brain; no longer values employees." ((in 612 reviews))

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4.1

85% would recommend to a friend

(893 total reviews)

Arvind Krishna

83% approve of CEO

78% positive business outlook

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System Engineer employees have rated IBM with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 893 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most System Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. IBM is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by System Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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893 reviews

5.0

May 28, 2025

Good work life balance

System engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible timings, supportive and helpful members

Cons

Nothing specific or important that can be shared.

5.0

May 21, 2025

About IBM

System engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work culture ,good pay structure and hike along with benefits of shopping points.They even provide us with learning portals and encourage for the same

Cons

Do not have any cons about this company

2.0

May 11, 2025

Bad company only company name is big

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good leave policy nothing else

Cons

Management, no learning opportunity for freshers , no project stability, no hike

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