IBM Software Developer reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(5,755 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 5,755 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
Sep 5, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Technical work. Smart people. Good benefits. Ability to make significant contributions. Ability to learn a variety of technologies.

Cons

No job security. Management changes too frequent ( new manager every year). Big company woes. Politics.

4.0
Sep 5, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

A company with good benefits, no corruption and with great challenges. As is distributed all over the world only global economy crisis affects its financial part.

Cons

10 to 12 hours of work a day. The challenges are great but no recognized as great as they are. First line managers are widely (inside and outside the company) as a weak point.

3.0
Sep 4, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

IBM treats their employees well in most cases. Working here you have access to tons of great resources and the access to really intelligent people.

Cons

Felt a little like a worker bee that was expendable. Working as a billable consultant was a little stressful considering you were supposed to always be billing. Do you other work on your time. Many meetings and even more paperwork. Not to mention silly certifications on ethics that were a complete waste of time.

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