IBM Backend Developer reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(148 total reviews)
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Arvind Krishna

79% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Backend Developer employees have rated IBM with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 148 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Backend Developer professionals have a good working experience there. IBM is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Backend Developer professionals compared to other employers within the IT industry (3.9 stars).

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148 reviews
4.0
Jun 12, 2026
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Pros

- free snacks - great caring company-wide community (slack channels for common interests) - on-site gym, frequent company events

Cons

- recently started making big cuts like gym staff and quality of events - increasing encroachment on work-life balance - no new hires in Canada, while half the team left the company - stacked ranking policy

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