IBM Software Developer reviews

3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(5,909 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 5,909 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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4.0
Oct 28, 2025

Best for work-life balance

Recommend
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Pros

work life balance is great

Cons

hikes may not be that good

4.0
Oct 25, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Good learning opportunity since IBM software labs department is mostly focused on launching new and innovative products. So you will get to do POCs, and from scratch project development. Juniors also get good opportunity to technically lead the team of even seniors.

Cons

Work culture is very bad, it's like startup where everyone blames others for release delays or some breaking code. No work life balance, manager can ask to work after working hours and even on weekends.

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