Is IBM a good company to work for as a Application Developer?

Application Developer professionals working at IBM have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 3,607 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 Application Developer Jobs at IBM now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Application Developer interview questions at IBM .

Does IBM pay Application Developer employees well?

Application Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at IBM with 3.5 out of 5 stars based on 3,607 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.8% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Application Developer salaries at IBM.

How happy are Application Developer professionals working at IBM?

84% of Application Developer employees at IBM would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 1% in the past 12 months. Application Developer professionals have also rated IBM with a 4.2 rating for work-life-balance, 4.3 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.2 rating for culture and values and 3.8 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at IBM?

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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 11063 reviews)); "The people are great and the Extreme Blue program was excellent for learning principles of product design." ((in 5023 reviews)); "IBM Canada provides flexible work hours and one can work from home almost all the time." ((in 4372 reviews)); "1. Extremely good work culture 2. Packages are good 3. Direct contact to senior level employees" ((in 3461 reviews)); "Good benefits; IBM prides itself on being a leader in Healthcare Benefits and incentives for healthy living." ((in 3323 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 5432 reviews)); "• Hard to get a promotion unless you have a good manager that is respected and fights for you" ((in 2190 reviews)); "The pay is low and not much hope it will get better even through hard work and delivering results" ((in 2000 reviews)); "No Salary hike.No On site opportunity.Very few are lucky getting visas and traveled to on" ((in 1756 reviews)); "Poor leadership: One senior exec's ego is much larger than his brain; no longer values employees." ((in 620 reviews))

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4.0

84% would recommend to a friend

(3,607 total reviews)

Arvind Krishna

83% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Culture & values

4.2

Work/Life balance

3.8

Career opportunities

3.6

Senior management

3.5

Compensation and benefits

Application Developer employees have rated IBM with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 3,607 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Application Developer professionals have a good working experience there. IBM is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Application Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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4K reviews

4.0

Apr 2, 2012

very good

Applications developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

better work environment. sharp learning curve

Cons

nothing as of now. but i can feel the growth is not vertical its horizoantal

3.0

Mar 16, 2012

Its just ok

Applications developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The name goes a long way. IBM's clients are very impressive.

Cons

Having a distributed workforce makes it very hard to get things done, unless you enjoy sitting on conference calls or chatting on SameTime all day long.

1.0

Jan 4, 2012

Pathetic

Applications developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexibility at work is the only positive point.

Cons

Very poor salary compared to its peers. Promotion. Mid level managers. Growth criteria.

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