IBM Software Developers reviews

4.0

82% would recommend to a friend

(1,953 total reviews)
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Arvind Krishna

81% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Software Developers employees have rated IBM with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,953 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developers professionals have a good working experience there. IBM is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developers professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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2K reviews
2.0
Apr 8, 2026

Average

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Hike 10-12% annual, not much learning, micro management, repeated work.

Cons

Toxic manager, no role of HR, difficult to change project.

3.0
Mar 30, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good quality of work to learn

Cons

Office facilities are not as good compared to other product orgs

4.0
Mar 30, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good environment, Hybrid work can be manageable, Good place to learn structure

Cons

Comp below the market, Promotion can be slow, A lot depends on project

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