Question 1

Is IBM a good company to work for?

Accepted Answer

IBM has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 131,772 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 78% of employees would recommend working at IBM to a friend and 68% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about IBM have been left by employees working as Cientista De Dados Júnior, Analyst and Operador De Computador.

Question 2

Does IBM pay their employees well?

Accepted Answer

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, IBM employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at IBM. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

Question 3

How satisfied are employees working at IBM?

Accepted Answer

78% of IBM employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated IBM 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

Question 4

What are the top reviewed jobs at IBM?

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Software Engineer (4350), Applications Developer (2909), Software Developer (2421), Project Manager (2323), Senior Software Engineer (2038), Senior Consultant (1846), Consultant (1845), IT Specialist (1112), Application Developer (1105), Associate Systems Engineer (1030), Business Analyst (1025), Systems Engineer (871), Manager (850), Managing Consultant (848), Intern (824)

Question 5

What are the pros of working at IBM according to real employee reviews?

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"Good work life balance and good to be able to work from home although that’s often at the discretion of your manager" ((in 11042 reviews)); "The people are great and the Extreme Blue program was excellent for learning principles of product design." ((in 5049 reviews)); "Work from home flexible is good to manage work and home both" ((in 4339 reviews)); "1. Extremely good work culture 2. Packages are good 3. Direct contact to senior level employees" ((in 3401 reviews)); "Good benefits backed by a solid fortune 50 company with world class products and services." ((in 3354 reviews))

Question 6

What are the cons of working at IBM according to real employee reviews?

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"Low salary and the increment was less than 2% even top performer unless you got band promotion" ((in 5462 reviews)); "• Hard to get a promotion unless you have a good manager that is respected and fights for you" ((in 2171 reviews)); "The pay is low and not much hope it will get better even through hard work and delivering results" ((in 2045 reviews)); "No Salary hike.No On site opportunity.Very few are lucky getting visas and traveled to on" ((in 1749 reviews)); "Poor Leadership; Weak Execution; Benefits to employees are getting worse; Money spent on dividends instead of R&D." ((in 619 reviews))

Question 7

What are employees saying about IBM layoffs in 2026?

Accepted Answer

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about IBM layoffs and their outlook for job security at IBM in 2026.

Question 8

What are the top reviewed IBM locations?

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São Paulo, Hortolândia, Rio de Janeiro, Campinas, Porto Alegre, Brasília, Belo Horizonte, Tutóia, Recife, Curitiba, Belém, Salvador, Fortaleza, Brasiléia, Vitória, Jundiaí, São Bernardo do Campo, São Luís, Sorocaba, Piracicaba, Santo André, João Pessoa, Brasileira, Sumaré, Indaiatuba, Americana, Itu, Florianópolis, Barueri, Guarulhos

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