IBM Software Developer reviews

3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(5,908 total reviews)
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70% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Software Developer employees have rated IBM with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 5,908 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 Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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6K reviews
2.0
Apr 20, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- work life balance - work from home policy - big name - May be good if you are into management, consulting, IT.

Cons

- to Big...can easily get lost. - Feel like each division running as separate company with "IBM" label on it. - too much into "IBM" mantra. - not so exciting :( - benefits are avg. - bonuses are way less.

2.0
Apr 12, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Challenging environment. - Smart people. - Good work-life balance. - Flexible hours - Considerable vacation time

Cons

- Compensation is not good (salary is not being increased fast enough) - Promotions and career advancement are difficult - Long hours with not much recognition - Top talent is leaving and people that stay have to work much harder

4.0
Apr 8, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Great learning experience from peers -You get enuf time to think ,design and implement. No tight deadlines. Work starts in advance

Cons

-Difficult to switch titles across domains -Management could get unreasonable when it comes to performance measurement -HR department is quite laze

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