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?

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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 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

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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 2,154 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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4.0

Aug 19, 2013

Good Team Members

Senior software engineer

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good team atmosphere, everyone's nice. Work is OK, not overly demanding. Learned a lot. Good emphasize on a systematic approach to software development, most based Agile Methodologies. They also encourage you to establish patents and technical articles. You may be able to work with a lot of teams around the globe. And you have some opportunity to rotate to oversea offices

Cons

I met many low-key experts and I also met quite a few egoistic know-it-all. Really need to focus on concrete learning by yourself and make sure your skill set has a strong foundation. You need to search and discover who those real experts are, the ones who are willing spending time to help you to grow your own expertise.

1.0

Aug 13, 2013

Got laid off 2 weeks before my 25th service anniversary.

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It's a good place to gain experience. Don't count on a lifetime career there anymore.

Cons

No loyalty to employees. It's all about the stockholders.

2.0

Jul 21, 2013

Short term job is ok

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent people to work with. Challenging job assignments. You get to work with a lot of modern technology

Cons

Management is brutal towards employees. Yearly layoffs that are random cuts no matter how good you are ( e.g. really good developer was promoted one month, laid off two months later) Very cheap company ( e.g. no budget for training / education, laptop upgrade only every 5 years) Very short term vision for management focus on expense reduction ( e.g. Hardware is not provided to test software because it is too expensive) Pay and benefits are below average.

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