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 5,748 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 5,748 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 (2417) , Project Manager (2321) , Senior Software Engineer (2036) , Senior Consultant (1845) , Consultant (1841) , 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 10971 reviews)); "The people are great and the Extreme Blue program was excellent for learning principles of product design." ((in 5046 reviews)); "Flexible timings and work from home option(i gotta laptop thats why i enjoy this privilege)" ((in 4376 reviews)); "1. Extremely good work culture 2. Packages are good 3. Direct contact to senior level employees" ((in 3416 reviews)); "Good benefits; IBM prides itself on being a leader in Healthcare Benefits and incentives for healthy living." ((in 3350 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 5448 reviews)); "• Hard to get a promotion unless you have a good manager that is respected and fights for you" ((in 2172 reviews)); "The pay is low and not much hope it will get better even through hard work and delivering results" ((in 2010 reviews)); "No Salary hike.No On site opportunity.Very few are lucky getting visas and traveled to on" ((in 1737 reviews)); "Poor Leadership; Weak Execution; Benefits to employees are getting worse; Money spent on dividends instead of R&D." ((in 604 reviews))

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3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(5,748 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 Engineer Developer employees have rated IBM with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 5,748 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 Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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5.0

Sep 18, 2008

IBM Canada is a great place to work

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The best reasons to work for IBM is the flexible working environment. There are flexible work hours, which means you can come in when you want, and leave when you want, as long as you get your work done. Also, most managers will let you work remotely from home from time to time. The floater holidays are especially great to have in the summer. It is a friendly community with many extracurricular clubs, sports, activities. IBM promotes higher education through IBM-paid courses and reimbursement for graduate school. There are many opportunities to grow or change careers within IBM.

Cons

- No overtime pay - Strict performance evaluations - Very competitive environment (can be good and bad)

2.0

Sep 13, 2008

Slow growth and comparatively less pay

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance is the primary reason to work in this company. Management approves thw work from home option and this is a blessing for working mothers although you end up more working from home

Cons

There is a very slow growth of career. The pay is relatively less compared to other similar companies

3.0

Sep 7, 2008

software engineer

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

salary and challenge. it is a good place to work for a fresh student out of the college but might not be a best place for seasoned developer who might want to achieve something. salary wise this is okay but not the best. work culture wise it is good. good ethics are there but it also depends on the group that you work in. some people have good skills and knowledge sharing but many do not possess that and do not know how to keep the talent within the company. it also depends on the manager that you work under

Cons

salary is sometimes completely arbitary and not proprotionate to talent

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