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 2,154 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 2,154 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Software Engineer salaries and benefits at IBM .

How happy are Senior Software Engineer professionals working at IBM?

82% of Senior Software Engineer employees at IBM would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 2% 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 are the top reviewed jobs at IBM?

Software Engineer (4344) , Applications Developer (2903) , Software Developer (2415) , Project Manager (2320) , Senior Software Engineer (2034) , Senior Consultant (1845) , Consultant (1841) , IT Specialist (1112) , Application Developer (1104) , Associate Systems Engineer (1030) , Business Analyst (1025) , Systems Engineer (871) , Manager (850) , Managing Consultant (848) , Intern (821)

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 10971 reviews)); "The people are great and the Extreme Blue program was excellent for learning principles of product design." ((in 4994 reviews)); "flexible work hours and work from home facilty makes work" ((in 4383 reviews)); "1. Extremely good work culture 2. Packages are good 3. Direct contact to senior level employees" ((in 3429 reviews)); "Good benefits; IBM prides itself on being a leader in Healthcare Benefits and incentives for healthy living." ((in 3365 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 2163 reviews)); "The pay is low and not much hope it will get better even through hard work and delivering results" ((in 2003 reviews)); "No Salary hike.No On site opportunity.Very few are lucky getting visas and traveled to on" ((in 1761 reviews)); "Poor Leadership; Weak Execution; Benefits to employees are getting worse; Money spent on dividends instead of R&D." ((in 608 reviews))

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3.9

82% would recommend to a friend

(2,154 total reviews)

Arvind Krishna

74% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

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 2,154 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 Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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2K reviews

3.0

Aug 27, 2013

A solid company, but impersonal

Senior software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very well respected in the industry Solid financial results allows freedom to do new things Almost universal work from home policy which allows employees to spend time with family

Cons

Work from home policy means that most teams are geographically dispersed and in some cases you may never even meet your boss or coworkers in person. Policy decisions are often made by the institution - i.e. no one stands behind them so they cannot be challenged or discussed. The power is all in management - the workers are just resources. Yearly layoff policy trims thousands off the payroll silently on a regular basis Q) "Where's Joe?" A) "Didn't you hear? He left the company in the last Resource Action"

3.0

Aug 26, 2013

Lots of talk, not much doing

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people,respective of home v. work balance

Cons

Very control oriented and lacking the trust of managers to do what is right for the business. Lots of talk of flexibility and ownership and leadership, but took many processes and controls to actually do things quickly and responsibly.

2.0

Aug 25, 2013

Not the company it used to be

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Large company with some sense of security if you are among the top contributors. Benefits aren't bad. Lots of room to move around if you are young and mobile. Ability to work at home.

Cons

Resource Actions instead of revenue growth. Benefits degraded from what they used to be. One of the values that attracted me to this company was "Respect for the Individual", that is LONG GONE and has been replaced by new values centered solely around business results. Pensions are gone for new employees and been replaced by an adequate 401K.

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