IBM Software Developer reviews

3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(5,768 total reviews)
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69% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Software Engineer/Developer employees have rated IBM with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 5,768 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer/Developer professionals have a good working experience there. IBM is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer/Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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6K reviews
4.0
Aug 16, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

This is one of the largest technology companies in the world. If you put your mind to it, you can easily advance anywhere and fit a vast number of positions. The company has many resources and seems to pay well. Many very intelligent people (tech side at least), and you have a wealth of knowledge and potential at your hands. Not to mentioned the message this company's name sends on a resume for then future.

Cons

Some employees, especially sales orientied are very process heavy, seem like drones, mindlessly following the norm. As an Engineer, my work with other technical side people has been great, but the sales side seems solely interest in closing, making money, and moving on to the next. (I know this is what sales is, but some I've noticed will throw their own co-workers under the bus whenever convenient.

2.0
Aug 8, 2014

Software Engineer

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Most technical employees are good and know what they are doing

Cons

Old boys' network: promoting wrong people. Incompetent middle management. Too much over-time. No work-life balance.

3.0
Aug 8, 2014

Mashup of garbage

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It's a good place to learn and you can be challenged

Cons

Way behind the industry. Upper levels are unsuccessfully trying to ingrate horrible products together and it's a giant mess.

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