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 2,153 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 2,153 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.

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3.9

82% would recommend to a friend

(2,153 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 2,153 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 Tecnologia da informação industry (3.9 stars).

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2K reviews

4.0

Jun 3, 2026

Not Applicable

Senior software engineer

Recommend

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Pros

work environment is good in apptio. it is part of ibm

Cons

work is not that much interesting

5.0

Jun 2, 2026

Good environment with cutting-edge technologies

Senior software engineer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Good environment, Cutting edge technologies

Cons

Nothing as such I felt everything is great

5.0

May 31, 2026

Relaxed environment with good work-life balance, but limited growth

Senior software engineer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance, no micromanagement, relaxed company with good leaves policy

Cons

limited growth, hard to transition to different project

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