IBM Software Developer reviews

3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(5,766 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 5,766 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
4.0
May 7, 2014

Good place to work

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

A lot of talented people to learn from and good place to gain new knowledge and experiences.

Cons

Bureaucracy which is inherent to large corporations wherein you spent a significant amount of your time focusing on the administrative processes to deliver a product to market.

4.0
Apr 22, 2014

Not the old IBM

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Laid back. Good work life balance. Competitive pay.

Cons

Company is in severe cost cutting mode. Yearly RIFs/layoffs. PBC ( rating system ) broken. C level ( and higher ) execs mostly clueless. No trust in tech people. Non stop off shoring ( India, China ).

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