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

Software Developer - Back End professionals working at IBM have rated their employer with 3.2 out of 5 stars in 15 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of IBM employees being 3.9 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer - Back End Jobs at IBM now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer - Back End interview questions at IBM .

Does IBM pay Software Developer - Back End employees well?

Software Developer - Back End professionals rate their compensation and benefits at IBM with 3.8 out of 5 stars based on 15 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.4% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer - Back End salaries at IBM.

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"Good work life balance and good to be able to work from home although that’s often at the discretion of your manager" ((in 10973 reviews)); "The people are great and the Extreme Blue program was excellent for learning principles of product design." ((in 5042 reviews)); "Flexible schedules and work from home opportunities are really good." ((in 4399 reviews)); "1. Extremely good work culture 2. Packages are good 3. Direct contact to senior level employees" ((in 3414 reviews)); "Good benefits; IBM prides itself on being a leader in Healthcare Benefits and incentives for healthy living." ((in 3307 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 5418 reviews)); "• Hard to get a promotion unless you have a good manager that is respected and fights for you" ((in 2178 reviews)); "The pay is low and not much hope it will get better even through hard work and delivering results" ((in 2012 reviews)); "No Salary hike.No On site opportunity.Very few are lucky getting visas and traveled to on" ((in 1760 reviews)); "Poor Leadership; Weak Execution; Benefits to employees are getting worse; Money spent on dividends instead of R&D." ((in 611 reviews))

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IBM Software Developer - Back End reviews

3.2

77% would recommend to a friend

(15 total reviews)

Arvind Krishna

85% approve of CEO

85% positive business outlook

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Software Developer Back End employees have rated IBM with 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 15 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer Back End professionals have a good working experience there. IBM is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer Back End professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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15 reviews

3.0

Aug 19, 2025

okay work life balance

Back end developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

salary is competitive for the area

Cons

high pressure environment with changing goals

3.0

May 13, 2025

Good but lot of politics

Back end developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company Good work life balance

Cons

Politics is prevalent and everything manager dependent

5.0

Dec 2, 2024

Good Company

Back end developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

everything perfect from project to the teammates

Cons

no cons, just work from home is not temporary.

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