IBM Software Developer reviews

3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(5,766 total reviews)
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Arvind Krishna

69% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Software Engineer/Developer employees have rated IBM with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 5,766 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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6K reviews
3.0
May 20, 2014

Development Engineer

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great and Wonderful People and History. Opportunities abound. A solid technology company with a very strong research arm to inspire and challenge the engineering community within IBM.

Cons

Sadly, the company of old had to change in order to remain competitive with the explosive technology changes. Middle management no longer climbs the corporate ladder, rather they swing from one limb to the next to make it to the top. This leads to a huge disconnect with the wonderful low level employees who are content focusing and doing their job well. Teams are left short handed yet the deadlines are rarely relaxed.

5.0
May 18, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

offers a good work life balance, also provides various career opportunities

Cons

should focus on bringing up the good higher management and make the company more stable

4.0
May 11, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

flexibility, lots of chances to grow within the company, great work life balance program, good insurance and benefit

Cons

Global teams with different time zones, stability issue as resource actions are frequent.

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