Is IBM a good company to work for as a Senior Software Engineer?

Senior Software Engineer professionals working at IBM have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 2,160 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of IBM employees being 3.9 out of 5 stars. Search open Senior Software Engineer Jobs at IBM now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Software Engineer interview questions at IBM .

Does IBM pay Senior Software Engineer employees well?

Senior Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at IBM with 3.6 out of 5 stars based on 2,160 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Software Engineer salaries at IBM.

How happy are Senior Software Engineer professionals working at IBM?

83% of Senior Software Engineer employees at IBM would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 4% in the past 12 months. Senior Software Engineer professionals have also rated IBM with a 4.1 rating for work-life-balance, 4.1 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.0 rating for culture and values and 3.8 rating for career opportunities.

What IBM locations are top rated by Senior Software Engineer employees?

IBM locations which are top rated by Senior Software Engineer employees are Poughkeepsie and Dallas . On the other hand, IBM locations which have been rated the lowest by Senior Software Engineer professionals are Research Triangle Park , Austin and Raleigh .

What are the top reviewed jobs at IBM?

Software Engineer (4357) , Applications Developer (2911) , Software Developer (2426) , Project Manager (2325) , Senior Software Engineer (2039) , Consultant (1847) , Senior Consultant (1846) , IT Specialist (1111) , Application Developer (1109) , Associate Systems Engineer (1032) , Business Analyst (1026) , Systems Engineer (871) , Manager (851) , Managing Consultant (847) , Intern (826)

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 11106 reviews)); "The people are great and the Extreme Blue program was excellent for learning principles of product design." ((in 5047 reviews)); "Flexible timings and work from home option(i gotta laptop thats why i enjoy this privilege)" ((in 4381 reviews)); "1. Extremely good work culture 2. Packages are good 3. Direct contact to senior level employees" ((in 3469 reviews)); "Good benefits; IBM prides itself on being a leader in Healthcare Benefits and incentives for healthy living." ((in 3318 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 2189 reviews)); "The pay is low and not much hope it will get better even through hard work and delivering results" ((in 2018 reviews)); "No Salary hike.No On site opportunity.Very few are lucky getting visas and traveled to on" ((in 1769 reviews)); "Poor leadership: One senior exec's ego is much larger than his brain; no longer values employees." ((in 626 reviews))

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3.9

83% would recommend to a friend

(2,160 total reviews)

Arvind Krishna

69% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

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4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.0

Culture & values

3.8

Career opportunities

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Senior management

Software Engineer Senior Software Engineer employees have rated IBM with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 2,160 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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2K reviews

3.0

Apr 2, 2009

A large company that will be a good fit for some people but not all.

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

IBM is a large company, and relatively stable despite the economic downturn, though there have been a lot of layoffs recently. Many very smart people work there.

Cons

Decisions from on high often seem arbitrary. It's easy to get stuck in the wrong position.

4.0

Mar 22, 2009

Good

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- good holiday entitlement that grows the longer you spend there - managers who are understanding about commitments outside work etc and not too demanding - very flexible work day. can come in at 10 or 11. - managers leave you to get on with your work without micromanaging. - some great tech people, who can be very inspriing to work with - good tech talks (occasionally) and other visiting talkers who are usually interesting - many opportunities for training, which management are supportive of. courses available in both technical (programming languages, etc) and non-technical disciplines (British Sign Language, presentation skills etc).

Cons

- lack of benefits - no free food (yes, a major problem!) - not much communication with upper management - more tech talks would be very nice

3.0

Mar 9, 2009

Good to start but do not stay long

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good learning environment flexible work hour good for career starter

Cons

high work load always cut senior people to save cost aggressively move project offshore to cut cost, while often in the expense of quality

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