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

Software Developer professionals working at IBM have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 5,766 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of IBM employees being 3.9 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at IBM now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at IBM .

Does IBM pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at IBM with 3.7 out of 5 stars based on 5,766 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.7% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at IBM.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at IBM?

77% of Software Developer employees at IBM would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 3% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated IBM with a 4.1 rating for work-life-balance, 4.2 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.0 rating for culture and values and 3.9 rating for career opportunities.

What IBM locations are top rated by Software Developer employees?

IBM locations which are top rated by Software Developer employees are Durham , New York and Austin . On the other hand, IBM locations which have been rated the lowest by Software Developer professionals are Poughkeepsie , Raleigh and Research Triangle Park .

What are the top reviewed jobs at IBM?

Software Engineer (4357) , Applications Developer (2912) , Software Developer (2426) , Project Manager (2325) , Senior Software Engineer (2040) , Consultant (1847) , Senior Consultant (1847) , IT Specialist (1111) , Application Developer (1109) , Associate Systems Engineer (1033) , Business Analyst (1026) , Systems Engineer (871) , Manager (851) , Managing Consultant (847) , Intern (826)

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 11116 reviews)); "The people are great and the Extreme Blue program was excellent for learning principles of product design." ((in 5007 reviews)); "flexible work from home for female employee a great" ((in 4399 reviews)); "1. Extremely good work culture 2. Packages are good 3. Direct contact to senior level employees" ((in 3453 reviews)); "Good benefits; IBM prides itself on being a leader in Healthcare Benefits and incentives for healthy living." ((in 3322 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 5381 reviews)); "• Hard to get a promotion unless you have a good manager that is respected and fights for you" ((in 2188 reviews)); "The pay is low and not much hope it will get better even through hard work and delivering results" ((in 1994 reviews)); "No Salary hike.No On site opportunity.Very few are lucky getting visas and traveled to on" ((in 1733 reviews)); "Poor leadership: One senior exec's ego is much larger than his brain; no longer values employees." ((in 619 reviews))

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3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(5,766 total reviews)

Arvind Krishna

69% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.0

Culture & values

3.9

Career opportunities

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Senior management

Software Engineer/Developer employees have rated IBM with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 5,766 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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3.0

Jul 12, 2014

Software Engineer

Software engineer

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Big Blue has many great opportunities to advance your career. Internal education and external training compensation. The atmosphere is more contemporary and relaxed. Being involved in leading edge technology that has truly shaped the world.

Cons

There's so many management changes it's difficult to build a relationship with your manager, seems like you're always starting over. So much is focused on statistics for your job instead of the efforts.

2.0

Jul 8, 2014

Lot of choices to move from one team to another team depending on what you like

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You have the oppurtunity to work from home which is good.

Cons

Lot of work. You need to work for 80 hours every week to get any sort of recognition. Some managers don't appreciate the effort you are putting in. There are job layoffs every year.

4.0

Jul 4, 2014

Messy management, decent benefits

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working from home, load of work is not too high so it allows for a lot of free time to do your own projects.

Cons

Not much room for self-improvement. A lot of unnecessary meetings with a lot of blabbery and nothing really achieved.

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