IBM Advisory Software Engineer reviews

3.8

78% would recommend to a friend

(555 total reviews)
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Arvind Krishna

39% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Software Engineer Advisory employees have rated IBM with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 555 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer Advisory professionals have a good working experience there. IBM is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer Advisory professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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555 reviews
1.0
Jan 1, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good health care options Good work/life balance

Cons

Constant fear that your going to be laid off. No transparency with RSU's, top performers don't even get them. No 401k match Some teams get to work from home others don't. IBM Cloud is a dead business.

3.0
Dec 31, 2025

Just goes on

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Good management in the first 2 levels - Flexible work hours - Hybrid work

Cons

- Lower pay range - No growth - Constant layoffs lately

3.0
Dec 15, 2025

Bad leadership

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good work-life balance, good benefits, okay pay

Cons

leadership (in Cloud and other areas) do not know what they are doing and ruining a 100+ year old company.

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