IBM Software Developer reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(5,759 total reviews)
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Arvind Krishna

70% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Software Engineer/Developer employees have rated IBM with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 5,759 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
Jun 22, 2013

Software Engineer

Recommend
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Pros

Nice place to work. flexible in remote working

Cons

Slow salary growth need to wait for long time

3.0
Jun 19, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

relatively stable job. big name. open-source friendly. good process management for development. some very cool tools and advanced research (but not always accessible to software engineers).

Cons

too much bureaucracy. too many hierarchies and bloated. too many politics. bad compensation. technologies aging, too old for the fast-paced tech world today. moving slowly when it comes to innovation and new ideas. work/life balance is bad, sometimes you have to work 60 hrs a week and standby/work on weekends, and manager will bug you after you left the office for the weekends/holidays. firefighting is a common thing, testing is not through enough. weak in the internet world. no great engineering/creative culture and belief, the company is more and more business/money-making focused.

1.0
Jun 19, 2013

Overrated and bureacratic

Recommend
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Pros

The brand Except from the name on your CV there is not much to get from this company

Cons

Crappy salary If not European or American Rigid management Too many processes and unnecessary procedures

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