Is IBM a good company to work for as a Database Engineer?

Database Engineer professionals working at IBM have rated their employer with 4.2 out of 5 stars in 209 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 Database Engineer Jobs at IBM now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Database Engineer interview questions at IBM .

Does IBM pay Database Engineer employees well?

Database Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at IBM with 4.1 out of 5 stars based on 209 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 13% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Database Engineer salaries at IBM.

How happy are Database Engineer professionals working at IBM?

87% of Database Engineer employees at IBM would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 21% in the past 12 months. Database Engineer professionals have also rated IBM with a 3.9 rating for work-life-balance, 4.7 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.3 rating for culture and values and 4.4 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at IBM?

Software Engineer (4346) , Applications Developer (2909) , Software Developer (2421) , Project Manager (2323) , Senior Software Engineer (2036) , Senior Consultant (1846) , Consultant (1844) , IT Specialist (1112) , Application Developer (1105) , Associate Systems Engineer (1030) , Business Analyst (1025) , Systems Engineer (871) , Manager (850) , Managing Consultant (847) , Intern (824)

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 11071 reviews)); "The people are great and the Extreme Blue program was excellent for learning principles of product design." ((in 5018 reviews)); "Flexible timings and work from home options but again that depends on the kind of project we are working." ((in 4386 reviews)); "1. Extremely good work culture 2. Packages are good 3. Direct contact to senior level employees" ((in 3411 reviews)); "Good benefits backed by a solid fortune 50 company with world class products and services." ((in 3328 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 5355 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 2006 reviews)); "No Salary hike.No On site opportunity.Very few are lucky getting visas and traveled to on" ((in 1779 reviews)); "Poor leadership: One senior exec's ego is much larger than his brain; no longer values employees." ((in 612 reviews))

IBM Database Engineer reviews

4.2

87% would recommend to a friend

(209 total reviews)

Arvind Krishna

55% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

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Database Engineer employees have rated IBM with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 209 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Database Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. IBM is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Database Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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209 reviews

3.0

May 12, 2009

Great people, poor leadership

Database administrator

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Pros

The co-workers are good, professional, competent, hard-working and committed.

Cons

IBM is more interested in looking good on Wall Street

2.0

Jan 2, 2009

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Pros

It is a Global Company, recognised and respected throughout United States of America and globally. IBM has been in business for a very long time and has several Innovation and research on the pipeline. It is a one of the largest service and technology company. It also exposes to several different sector's, naming a few would be Finance, Automobile, Healthcare, Insurance, Pharma and Biotech.

Cons

It is very large and growth has been slow for the united states employees, cut back all the time and it is a survival game. It would help to keep jobs on shore since the customer and business presence is in the United States.

5.0

Dec 22, 2008

10

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good opportunity to grow and good knowlodge transfer between employees

Cons

low salaries compared with other companies

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