Is IBM a good company to work for as a System Engineer?

System Engineer professionals working at IBM have rated their employer with 4.1 out of 5 stars in 894 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of IBM employees being 3.9 out of 5 stars. Search open System Engineer Jobs at IBM now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked System Engineer interview questions at IBM .

Does IBM pay System Engineer employees well?

System Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at IBM with 3.2 out of 5 stars based on 894 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 11.8% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about System Engineer salaries at IBM.

How happy are System Engineer professionals working at IBM?

85% of System Engineer employees at IBM would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 13% in the past 12 months. System Engineer professionals have also rated IBM with a 4.2 rating for work-life-balance, 4.1 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.0 rating for culture and values and 3.8 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at IBM?

Software Engineer (4358) , Applications Developer (2914) , Software Developer (2428) , Project Manager (2325) , Senior Software Engineer (2042) , Consultant (1847) , Senior Consultant (1847) , IT Specialist (1111) , Application Developer (1110) , Associate Systems Engineer (1034) , Business Analyst (1027) , Systems Engineer (871) , Manager (851) , Managing Consultant (849) , Intern (826)

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 11047 reviews)); "The people are great and the Extreme Blue program was excellent for learning principles of product design." ((in 5003 reviews)); "IBM Canada provides flexible work hours and one can work from home almost all the time." ((in 4378 reviews)); "1. Extremely good work culture 2. Packages are good 3. Direct contact to senior level employees" ((in 3423 reviews)); "Good benefits; IBM prides itself on being a leader in Healthcare Benefits and incentives for healthy living." ((in 3365 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 5375 reviews)); "• Hard to get a promotion unless you have a good manager that is respected and fights for you" ((in 2169 reviews)); "The pay is low and not much hope it will get better even through hard work and delivering results" ((in 2028 reviews)); "No Salary hike.No On site opportunity.Very few are lucky getting visas and traveled to on" ((in 1770 reviews)); "Poor Leadership; Weak Execution; Benefits to employees are getting worse; Money spent on dividends instead of R&D." ((in 621 reviews))

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4.1

85% would recommend to a friend

(894 total reviews)

Arvind Krishna

83% approve of CEO

78% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Culture & values

3.8

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

3.2

Compensation and benefits

Systems Engineer employees have rated IBM with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 894 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Systems Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. IBM is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Systems Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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894 reviews

2.0

Feb 11, 2009

Work from home is great, training, benefits, and salary are not

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Pros

The ability to work from home, although I understand that might change as they introduce the global delivery centers in the US.

Cons

There is very little training available, very little time for training, unless you use your own time. No pay raises in many, many years. The constant penny pinching, and the very frequent resource actions.

3.0

Nov 24, 2008

You just a number at IBM

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CEO approval

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Pros

They gave me an oppertunity early in my career when i was really new in the IT world. I had a friend that worked there and they gave me a chance to learn my craft with out any real experince. They also paid me more than i was work at the time, but i never got a raise after my first offer save wage for 4 years with no review.

Cons

They don't have benefits for everyone that works there. No raise after 4 years worth of work and i had mastered my role by then and was deserving of at least a pat on the back but i got nothing and dumb manager that didn't listen to anything or anyone.

3.0

Sep 25, 2008

good

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

IBM has called the school of the talent people in the intelligence technology. In Japan, the educational system is the best. Enployees can learn the skill. In Japan, offsharing of programming proceeds and they can work near the top management as time passes.

Cons

This is the big company in the Japan. As a result, some sectors will become downside.In addition, big company symdorom harms employees. They can take only the small size of jobs. IBM is the big company but it forgets the animal spirits. they have to work more and more because small companys which have the great skill overcome it.

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