IBM Backend Engineer reviews

3.9

75% would recommend to a friend

(155 total reviews)
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Arvind Krishna

80% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Backend Engineer employees have rated IBM with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 155 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Backend Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. IBM is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Backend Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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155 reviews
4.0
Mar 16, 2026

Review

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Good work life balance

Cons

- Enforcing in person hybrid work environment

4.0
Jan 27, 2026

Overall good

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Latest tech stack, good work in ISDL labs.Good work life balance.

Cons

Salary hikes,overall slow process,no product vision.

3.0
Jan 25, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Large internal network for mentoring and learning opportunities. Hybrid work, with 2 remote days.

Cons

Divisions like CIO currently have a promotion freeze. The RTP office, while considered one of the five strategic sites, is not actually hiring for new positions--instead being routed to other cities.

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