IBM Hardware Development Engineer reviews

3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(127 total reviews)
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Arvind Krishna

99% approve of CEO

97% positive business outlook

Hardware Development Engineer employees have rated IBM with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 127 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Hardware Development Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. IBM is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Hardware Development Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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127 reviews
4.0
Mar 15, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Interesting work World Class products Professional environment Diverse, interesting, respectful coworkers Reasonably good management

Cons

Too much bureaucracy Office politics is a thing Mixed messages on remote work Weak pay packages Reactive hiring practices

5.0
Jan 30, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

- great management team - work/life balance flexibility - intelligent co-workers who want to help each other succeed - interesting work/technology - ability to progress career and continue to learn

Cons

- top-down directives on performance evaluations are problematic and negatively affect company culture - removal of key benefits (401k matching) - lots of bureaucracy in major company decisions - hiring waves are very cyclic (sometimes company does lots of hiring, sometimes it freezes it and layoffs occur). This is pretty common in tech.

4.0
Dec 10, 2025

My experience with IBM

Recommend
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Pros

Work time flexibility, Base Pay is on par with top companies in industry.

Cons

Not good for Junior engineer learning, use of Old and non-industry standard tools and environment. No stock options, you have to purchase when they release twice a year from your pocket, no free food or other allowances.

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