Is IBM a good company to work for as a Senior Application Programmer?

Senior Application Programmer professionals working at IBM have rated their employer with 4.5 out of 5 stars in 30 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of IBM employees being 3.9 out of 5 stars. Search open Senior Application Programmer Jobs at IBM now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Application Programmer interview questions at IBM .

Does IBM pay Senior Application Programmer employees well?

Senior Application Programmer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at IBM with 3.2 out of 5 stars based on 30 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 11.8% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Application Programmer salaries at IBM.

What are the top reviewed jobs at IBM?

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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 11063 reviews)); "The people are great and the Extreme Blue program was excellent for learning principles of product design." ((in 5023 reviews)); "IBM Canada provides flexible work hours and one can work from home almost all the time." ((in 4372 reviews)); "1. Extremely good work culture 2. Packages are good 3. Direct contact to senior level employees" ((in 3461 reviews)); "Good benefits; IBM prides itself on being a leader in Healthcare Benefits and incentives for healthy living." ((in 3323 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 5432 reviews)); "• Hard to get a promotion unless you have a good manager that is respected and fights for you" ((in 2190 reviews)); "The pay is low and not much hope it will get better even through hard work and delivering results" ((in 2000 reviews)); "No Salary hike.No On site opportunity.Very few are lucky getting visas and traveled to on" ((in 1756 reviews)); "Poor leadership: One senior exec's ego is much larger than his brain; no longer values employees." ((in 620 reviews))

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4.5

99% would recommend to a friend

(30 total reviews)

Arvind Krishna

100% approve of CEO

99% positive business outlook

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4.8

Culture & values

4.8

Diversity & inclusion

4.4

Work/Life balance

4.3

Career opportunities

4.2

Senior management

3.2

Compensation and benefits

Senior Application Programmer employees have rated IBM with 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 30 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Application Programmer professionals have an excellent working experience there. IBM is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Application Programmer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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30 reviews

5.0

May 24, 2020

Great company, but slowing down

Applications programmer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people and managers! Easy to make career changes

Cons

Too many things in silos

5.0

Feb 27, 2018

Experience at IBM

Applications programmer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Great People - Pathway to change your career if you network and help people - I've had great managers - Opportunity to learn and develop skills outside of your job title - Love the Agile Floor! - My managers have kept me very informed on the politics of the business

Cons

- Not many perks (free coffee would be an instant moral booster) - Moving away from Remote Work (depends on perspective)

4.0

Feb 25, 2018

About IBM GTS Labs

Applications programmer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Get chance to work with best people Flexibility in timings, could connect from home Work life balance Good hike Get to learn new skills

Cons

No onsite opportunities in GTS labs

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