IBM Software Test Engineer reviews

4.2

86% would recommend to a friend

(165 total reviews)
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Arvind Krishna

93% approve of CEO

84% positive business outlook

Software Test Engineer employees have rated IBM with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 165 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Test Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. IBM is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Test Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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165 reviews
3.0
Feb 27, 2011
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Pros

IBM, being the tech giant it is, is a great place to get your hands on some pretty impressive hardware infrastructure, and learn about many technical advancements that IBM has a consistent and significant contribution to. As an intern, I was happy to go to huge labs, set up servers, learn about many different storage and networking technologies, and deepen my knowledge of large scale server systems.

Cons

IBM is at the same time a very old, conservative, and slow moving company. You don't hear IBM go crazy with new ideas everyday, because they don't do that. Decisions are made only after going through a maze of hierarchy and bureaucracy and you, as a regular employee, constitute an extremely tiny piece of this huge company. If you do not go up the corporate ladder (which is a pretty hard thing to do at IBM), then you are very much replaceable by just about anybody else. You may feel that at an entry level job, you are small, and--to avoid saying unimportant--of little importance to the overall being of the company. I guess IBM makes the most sense to people who are extremely research oriented, or would love to have a stable job to stick to for years and decades.

2.0
Aug 19, 2010
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Pros

* Timing Flexibility * Casual Atmosphere * Opportunity to work on any tier of technology

Cons

* Very poor compensation * No facilities whatsoever * Work done is often monotonous and provides no pride at all * Endless bureaucracy * Be prepared to be sucked up in a frustrating and back-breaking loop of formalities if you have to travel for work... at the end of which you are made to travel in the cheapest mode possible ( each and every step required has to be researched and performed by you ) It is a clear indication that the company does not care at all about the employees.

2.0
Jan 28, 2010
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Pros

Flexlible timing of working in IBM less work no hectic schedule Gud enviroment to work with

Cons

NO growth opuurtuniyt for promotion are timeline No onsite oppurtunity ISL is situated in india only PAckage not par wiht top in industry

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