Is IBM a good company to work for as a Computer Programmer?

Computer Programmer professionals working at IBM have rated their employer with 4.6 out of 5 stars in 58 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 Computer Programmer Jobs at IBM now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Computer Programmer interview questions at IBM .

Does IBM pay Computer Programmer employees well?

Computer Programmer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at IBM with 4.6 out of 5 stars based on 58 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 24.4% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Computer Programmer salaries and benefits at IBM .

What are the top reviewed jobs at IBM?

Software Engineer (4340) , Applications Developer (2902) , Software Developer (2411) , Project Manager (2320) , Senior Software Engineer (2033) , Senior Consultant (1845) , Consultant (1839) , IT Specialist (1112) , Application Developer (1104) , Associate Systems Engineer (1030) , Business Analyst (1025) , Systems Engineer (871) , Manager (850) , Managing Consultant (848) , Intern (821)

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 11004 reviews)); "The people are great and the Extreme Blue program was excellent for learning principles of product design." ((in 5026 reviews)); "Flexible timings and work from home options but again that depends on the kind of project we are working." ((in 4357 reviews)); "1. Extremely good work culture 2. Packages are good 3. Direct contact to senior level employees" ((in 3404 reviews)); "Good benefits backed by a solid fortune 50 company with world class products and services." ((in 3298 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 5441 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 1997 reviews)); "No Salary hike.No On site opportunity.Very few are lucky getting visas and traveled to on" ((in 1743 reviews)); "Poor leadership: One senior exec's ego is much larger than his brain; no longer values employees." ((in 614 reviews))

Skip to content Skip to footer

Notifications

IBM

IBM Computer Programmer reviews

4.6

99% would recommend to a friend

(58 total reviews)

Arvind Krishna

100% approve of CEO

99% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.6

Work/Life balance

4.6

Compensation and benefits

4.6

Career opportunities

4.5

Culture & values

4.5

Diversity & inclusion

4.5

Senior management

Computer Programmer employees have rated IBM with 4.6 out of 5 stars, based on 58 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Computer Programmer professionals have an excellent working experience there. IBM is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Computer Programmer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Sexual orientation

Disability

Parent or family caregiver

Veteran status

Reviews by job title

58 reviews

4.0

May 31, 2014

great company

Computer programmer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great environment, great culture, lots of perks

Cons

politics, low salary, low career growth

4.0

May 7, 2014

Adv. Programming Specialist

Computer programmer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work-Life Balance and company values are very good.

Cons

It is hard to get promotion and increase and personal manager is different from project manager.

3.0

Feb 2, 2014

Compilers - great team, smart people, not enough career opportunities

Computer programmer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great team, everybody is supper smart and friendly (for an eng company in Toronto...)

Cons

Hard to move up, and fairly low salaries

Viewing 49 - 51 of 58 Reviews

Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

Dell Technologies

3.5★Compensation & Benefits

Concentrix

3.6★Compensation & Benefits

Booz Allen Hamilton

3.8★Compensation & Benefits

Hewlett Packard Enterprise | HPE

3.6★Compensation & Benefits

Jobs at IBM

Senior Program Manager

Senior Program Manager

IBM reviews FAQs

IBM reviews IBM Computer Programmer reviews

IBM

IBM Computer Programmer reviews

Ratings by category

Ratings by demographic groups

Reviews by job title

great company

Adv. Programming Specialist

Compilers - great team, smart people, not enough career opportunities

Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

Jobs at IBM

IBM reviews FAQs

Want the inside scoop on your own company?

Bowls

Followed companies

Job searches

Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

IBM reviews FAQs

Jobs at IBM