Is IBM a good company to work for as a Applications Developer/Architect?

Applications Developer/Architect professionals working at IBM have rated their employer with 3.8 out of 5 stars in 304 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of IBM employees being 3.9 out of 5 stars. Search open Applications Developer/Architect Jobs at IBM now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Applications Developer/Architect interview questions at IBM .

Does IBM pay Applications Developer/Architect employees well?

Applications Developer/Architect professionals rate their compensation and benefits at IBM with 3.3 out of 5 stars based on 304 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 8.7% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Applications Developer/Architect salaries at IBM.

What are the top reviewed jobs at IBM?

Software Engineer (4351) , Applications Developer (2909) , Software Developer (2422) , Project Manager (2323) , Senior Software Engineer (2038) , Senior Consultant (1846) , Consultant (1845) , IT Specialist (1112) , Application Developer (1106) , Associate Systems Engineer (1030) , Business Analyst (1025) , Systems Engineer (871) , Manager (850) , Managing Consultant (848) , 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 11055 reviews)); "The people are great and the Extreme Blue program was excellent for learning principles of product design." ((in 5064 reviews)); "Flexible timings and work from home option(i gotta laptop thats why i enjoy this privilege)" ((in 4391 reviews)); "1. Extremely good work culture 2. Packages are good 3. Direct contact to senior level employees" ((in 3459 reviews)); "Good benefits backed by a solid fortune 50 company with world class products and services." ((in 3290 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 5388 reviews)); "• Hard to get a promotion unless you have a good manager that is respected and fights for you" ((in 2173 reviews)); "The pay is low and not much hope it will get better even through hard work and delivering results" ((in 1997 reviews)); "No Salary hike.No On site opportunity.Very few are lucky getting visas and traveled to on" ((in 1746 reviews)); "Poor Leadership; Weak Execution; Benefits to employees are getting worse; Money spent on dividends instead of R&D." ((in 615 reviews))

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3.8

90% would recommend to a friend

(304 total reviews)

Arvind Krishna

87% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

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Applications Developer/Architect employees have rated IBM with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 304 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Applications Developer/Architect professionals have a good working experience there. IBM is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Applications Developer/Architect professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologia da informação industry (3.9 stars).

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304 reviews

3.0

Mar 31, 2016

Wasting a lot of time

Applications architect

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Possibility to work with different people

Cons

A lot of waste job

2.0

Mar 14, 2016

IT Architect

Applications architect

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

largest company in the world pioneer in technology premium

Cons

consultant is not a focus anymore struggle to delivery projects

3.0

Dec 12, 2015

Good in terms of flexibility and work life balance , but pathetic in terms of hike.

Applications architect

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Good flexibility. Work from option is a key feature. Good work life balance. Better policies for women. Employee friendly hr rules.

Cons

Don't even think of salary hike. You will be almost with the same salary as you join even after three four years.

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