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
2.0
Jan 13, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great exposure to deep system-level engineering and enterprise-scale AI/cloud infrastructure.

Cons

Career growth and recognition can be slow due to heavy processes and limited ownership.

4.0
Jan 4, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

very good working culture and descent packages compared to service&consulting

Cons

We will not have chance to work on only one particular technology

4.0
Dec 6, 2025

Good

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Stability, good work-life balance, cool projects

Cons

return to the office, hybrid schema.

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