Is IBM a good company to work for as a Software Engineer(Internship)?

Software Engineer(Internship) professionals working at IBM have rated their employer with 4.4 out of 5 stars in 34 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of IBM employees being 3.9 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Engineer(Internship) Jobs at IBM now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer(Internship) interview questions at IBM .

Does IBM pay Software Engineer(Internship) employees well?

Software Engineer(Internship) professionals rate their compensation and benefits at IBM with 2.9 out of 5 stars based on 34 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 21.5% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer(Internship) salaries at IBM.

What are the top reviewed jobs at IBM?

Software Engineer (4346) , Applications Developer (2909) , Software Developer (2417) , Project Manager (2320) , Senior Software Engineer (2035) , Senior Consultant (1845) , Consultant (1841) , IT Specialist (1112) , Application Developer (1105) , Associate Systems Engineer (1030) , Business Analyst (1025) , Systems Engineer (871) , Manager (850) , Managing Consultant (848) , Intern (821)

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 11075 reviews)); "The people are great and the Extreme Blue program was excellent for learning principles of product design." ((in 5041 reviews)); "Flexible time for work and offers work from home depending on the project that you will be part of" ((in 4357 reviews)); "1. Extremely good work culture 2. Packages are good 3. Direct contact to senior level employees" ((in 3435 reviews)); "Good benefits; IBM prides itself on being a leader in Healthcare Benefits and incentives for healthy living." ((in 3318 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 5397 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 2005 reviews)); "No Salary hike.No On site opportunity.Very few are lucky getting visas and traveled to on" ((in 1706 reviews)); "Poor Leadership; Weak Execution; Benefits to employees are getting worse; Money spent on dividends instead of R&D." ((in 605 reviews))

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4.4

75% would recommend to a friend

(34 total reviews)

Arvind Krishna

48% approve of CEO

27% positive business outlook

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Software Engineer Internship employees have rated IBM with 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 34 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer Internship professionals have an excellent working experience there. IBM is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer Internship professionals compared to other employers within the IT industry (3.9 stars).

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34 reviews

4.0

Jun 9, 2026

Time to innovate, but management needs improvement

Software engineer(internship)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

lots of time to innovate

Cons

management could imrprove in a lot of wYs

1.0

Jan 1, 2026

IBM Internship

Software engineer(internship)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Able to work on multiple projects

Cons

- Not structured, upper management is clueless. High starting salary if offered a position with little to no yearly raises going forward.

5.0

Oct 13, 2025

Great Experience

Software engineer(internship)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fun people, chill culture, good mentors

Cons

Little boring in terms of work, bad location

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