Is IBM a good company to work for as a Software Graduate?

Software Graduate professionals working at IBM have rated their employer with 3.8 out of 5 stars in 34 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of IBM employees being 3.9 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Graduate Jobs at IBM now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Graduate interview questions at IBM .

Does IBM pay Software Graduate employees well?

Software Graduate professionals rate their compensation and benefits at IBM with 3.2 out of 5 stars based on 34 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 11.8% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Graduate salaries at IBM.

How happy are Software Graduate professionals working at IBM?

99% of Software Graduate employees at IBM would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 11% in the past 12 months. Software Graduate professionals have also rated IBM with a 4.7 rating for work-life-balance, 3.9 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.8 rating for culture and values and 3.7 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at IBM?

Software Engineer (4358) , Applications Developer (2913) , Software Developer (2427) , Project Manager (2325) , Senior Software Engineer (2041) , Consultant (1847) , Senior Consultant (1847) , IT Specialist (1111) , Application Developer (1109) , Associate Systems Engineer (1034) , Business Analyst (1026) , 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 11014 reviews)); "The people are great and the Extreme Blue program was excellent for learning principles of product design." ((in 5068 reviews)); "Flexible time for work and offers work from home depending on the project that you will be part of" ((in 4390 reviews)); "1. Extremely good work culture 2. Packages are good 3. Direct contact to senior level employees" ((in 3435 reviews)); "Good benefits; IBM prides itself on being a leader in Healthcare Benefits and incentives for healthy living." ((in 3310 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 5451 reviews)); "• Hard to get a promotion unless you have a good manager that is respected and fights for you" ((in 2178 reviews)); "The pay is low and not much hope it will get better even through hard work and delivering results" ((in 2023 reviews)); "No Salary hike.No On site opportunity.Very few are lucky getting visas and traveled to on" ((in 1731 reviews)); "Poor Leadership; Weak Execution; Benefits to employees are getting worse; Money spent on dividends instead of R&D." ((in 626 reviews))

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IBM Software Graduate reviews

3.8

99% would recommend to a friend

(34 total reviews)

Arvind Krishna

4% approve of CEO

14% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.7

Work/Life balance

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Culture & values

3.7

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

3.2

Compensation and benefits

Graduate Software employees have rated IBM with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 34 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Graduate Software professionals have a good working experience there. IBM is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Graduate Software professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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34 reviews

3.0

May 3, 2026

Good work-life balance. Mid pay.

Graduate software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Work-life-balance, Smart people. Nice Office.

Cons

Middling/bad pay, strict progression structure, Bad location

4.0

Jan 30, 2026

grad

Graduate software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

very friendly and engineering prowess is strong if working on a new team

Cons

manager can be looking over your shoulder too much

3.0

Dec 16, 2025

good

Graduate student

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good company, nice environment, good campus

Cons

too much of strength growth is less

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