IBM Software Developer reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(5,765 total reviews)
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71% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Software Engineer/Developer employees have rated IBM with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 5,765 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer/Developer professionals have a good working experience there. IBM is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer/Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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6K reviews
4.0
Jul 27, 2025

IBM work review

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

International company where you work with people from around world

Cons

Approval process is slow and not easy to do something new

5.0
Jul 25, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Supportive and fair work culture. Opportunities for collective learning and collaboration including career progression.

Cons

Bit more open communication could be greart

3.0
Jul 23, 2025

It's okay

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Good work life balance - Culture varies per org -

Cons

- Office politics - slow - stacked rankings

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