IBM Senior Software Engineer reviews

3.9

83% would recommend to a friend

(2,162 total reviews)
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Arvind Krishna

69% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

Software Engineer/Senior Software Engineer employees have rated IBM with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 2,162 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer/Senior Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. IBM is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer/Senior Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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Dec 29, 2023
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Pros

None that I can think of.

Cons

Toxic politics, inept colleagues. Management rules by fear. Blatant age discrimination. IBM only hires the cheapest it can possibly find. Not the best or even second-best. Ginni Rometty's braindead platitudes are considered pearls of wisdom. Self-promotion by backstabbing others instead of demonstrable accomplishments is the standard. HR and management at all levels are keenly aware of all this. They don't care. If you are over 40, or if someone in your management chain doesn't like you, you will be disposed of in no time. IBM is the only place I've ever worked where not delivering anything simply doesn't matter. The only thing that matters is creating the >>> appearance <<< of work, by organizing countless meetings and producing massive amounts of paperwork. For a Tier 1 tech company, health benefits are subpar and expensive. To top it off, they got rid of their 401(k) starting in 2024.

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