Is IBM a good company to work for as a Software Client Architect?

Software Client Architect professionals working at IBM have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 1,126 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 Software Client Architect Jobs at IBM now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Client Architect interview questions at IBM .

Does IBM pay Software Client Architect employees well?

Software Client Architect professionals rate their compensation and benefits at IBM with 3.6 out of 5 stars based on 1,126 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Client Architect salaries at IBM.

How happy are Software Client Architect professionals working at IBM?

82% of Software Client Architect employees at IBM would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 6% in the past 12 months. Software Client Architect professionals have also rated IBM with a 4.0 rating for work-life-balance, 4.3 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.1 rating for culture and values and 3.8 rating for career opportunities.

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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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4.0

82% would recommend to a friend

(1,126 total reviews)

Arvind Krishna

76% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Culture & values

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.8

Career opportunities

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Senior management

Software Client Architect employees have rated IBM with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,126 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Client Architect professionals have a good working experience there. IBM is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Client Architect professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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2.0

Sep 27, 2009

Not great - anonymous and 'fend for yourself'

Solution architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good mark on your CV for future reference ; work with talented people there as they can always attract new bright young things, and some experienced professionals are very good

Cons

Just about everything else : the Performance Management culture makes people compete and there's a "fend for yourself" culture, really discourages co-operation ; also senior mgmt attititudes and communications are aggressive or vaigue ; and finally it can be VERY internally focused with sub-divisions and divisions and departments taking stances or war !

5.0

Apr 29, 2009

A great place to be in.

Architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Seven top reasons I work for IBM (there are many others) 1. IBM is a leader in information technology. It is a company that makes me proud to belong to. Its history and its leaders inspire me. 2. Great work life balance and flexible work options. No other company in India comes close. 3. Great opportunities for growth - both personal and professional. In IBM you dont necessarily have to go in a linear growth pattern (manager , Sr Manager). It is an open world here. You can experience any job role you want....move forward, backward or sideways. 4. Focus on innovation and "doing things differently" in your everyday tasks (You dont need to be a genius or a scientist to innovate) 5. Focus on taking initiative - empowering each individual to take his ideas, his career and growth in his own hands. 6. Trust and respect for employees - My internet access within the company is not curtailed. The time I sign in and sign out are not monitored. I have unlimited casual leaves, and the company trusts that I will not misuse these. IBM also has a great diversity program and I know that I will not be discriminated against in my company. 7. IBM is a global workplace and we seamlessly collaborate with IBMers from multiple locations and multiple timezones using great tools.

Cons

Lack of clarity and transaparency in the way perfomance ratings, appraisals and salary increments are done.

4.0

Mar 19, 2009

A review from a newbie employee at IBM

Software architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

IBM is a worldwide recognized company

Cons

Too large company sometimes looses good professionals and bad ones remain.

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