IBM Software Developer reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(5,763 total reviews)
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71% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Software Engineer/Developer employees have rated IBM with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 5,763 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
2.0
Jan 23, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It looks good in your CV. Decent work life balance and relaxed environment. Very low expectations overall.

Cons

It is a monster-company and sometimes it looks like it is out of control. Products and services are generally outdated and their features overlap resulting in huge inefficiencies. Nobody can be bothered to care about that -there is pressure to work on your small-picture area- and it would be useless anyway since the scale of the technical field has grown way beyond tractability. Also, hordes of managers not really adding much value.

4.0
Jan 22, 2014

good company to work with

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

less work,good support,good work environement

Cons

less growth,poor work,less opportunities,less salary

1.0
Jan 18, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

A degree of flexibility as to working location and hours. Some truly incredible and talented people.

Cons

Too much process, managers that are scared to make a decision, execs that only care about the bottom line and their bonuses, slow as molasses. Big words, big visions but not backed up by any real execution.

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