Is IBM a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at IBM have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 5,902 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of IBM employees being 3.9 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at IBM now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at IBM .

Does IBM pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at IBM with 3.7 out of 5 stars based on 5,902 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.7% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at IBM.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at IBM?

77% of Software Developer employees at IBM would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 3% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated IBM with a 4.1 rating for work-life-balance, 4.2 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.0 rating for culture and values and 3.9 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at IBM?

Software Engineer (4346) , Applications Developer (2909) , Software Developer (2418) , Project Manager (2321) , Senior Software Engineer (2036) , Senior Consultant (1845) , Consultant (1843) , IT Specialist (1112) , Application Developer (1105) , Associate Systems Engineer (1030) , Business Analyst (1025) , Systems Engineer (871) , Manager (850) , Managing Consultant (848) , Intern (822)

What are the pros of working at IBM according to real employee reviews?

"Good work life balance and good to be able to work from home although that’s often at the discretion of your manager" ((in 10916 reviews)); "The people are great and the Extreme Blue program was excellent for learning principles of product design." ((in 5028 reviews)); "Flexible time for work and offers work from home depending on the project that you will be part of" ((in 4348 reviews)); "1. Extremely good work culture 2. Packages are good 3. Direct contact to senior level employees" ((in 3481 reviews)); "Company has good benefits and allows you to easily change job roles if another role interests you." ((in 3355 reviews))

What are the cons of working at IBM according to real employee reviews?

"Low salary and the increment was less than 2% even top performer unless you got band promotion" ((in 5436 reviews)); "• Hard to get a promotion unless you have a good manager that is respected and fights for you" ((in 2177 reviews)); "The pay is low and not much hope it will get better even through hard work and delivering results" ((in 1992 reviews)); "No Salary hike.No On site opportunity.Very few are lucky getting visas and traveled to on" ((in 1742 reviews)); "Poor leadership: One senior exec's ego is much larger than his brain; no longer values employees." ((in 620 reviews))

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3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(5,902 total reviews)

Arvind Krishna

70% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.0

Culture & values

3.9

Career opportunities

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Senior management

Software Developer employees have rated IBM with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 5,902 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. IBM is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the IT (Information Technology) industry (3.9 stars).

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2.0

Sep 30, 2008

IBM looks great on a resume

Software engineer

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CEO approval

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Pros

Resume appearance will look good to future employers.

Cons

no compensation for hard work - no pay raise. Don't expect to stay too long since everything is moving overseas like every other company.

1.0

Sep 22, 2008

Age Discrimination at IBM Research

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salaries are good. Work-life balance is very good -- I was able to work at home regularly. Basically, I was able to take off all the time I needed, but performance expectations were not adjusted accordingly. There are many smart people at IBM Research, and it's possible to learn a lot. Seminars on various topics are offered constantly. I found that the variety of work was very good until the last year or two that I was there. I was able to transition from desktop programming to Web programming. Everyone who works at Research in Hawthorne has their own office, which is another plus.

Cons

The performance rating system is seriously broken. When I did well, I was told that "Your work was good this year" -- nothing more. Details were forthcoming only when management thought that my performance was inadequate. I was forced to resign after being given a negative performance review and being given 6 months to improve my performance. This trial period was a joke, as I worked myself to the bone to meet the goals that were given to me, and I did meet the goals, but was told that I had not met the goals. I believe that the motive for these actions on the part of management was age discrimination.

4.0

Sep 21, 2008

Great company to work for, many experts around but lack of agility due to large number of processes.

Developer

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CEO approval

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Pros

I found IBM as a company with loads of enthusiastic people. There are always people around helping you out with all sorts of issues. Good live-work balance. IBM is a good starting point for a software development career and I found the knowledge I gathered there very useful throughout my later career. Very useful feedback throughout and at the end of my time at IBM.

Cons

There is too much management and processes for agile development which is certainly caused by the size of the company. Rather too many meetings through the work day occasionally causing delays on the actual delivery.

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