IBM Senior Applications Developer reviews

3.8

78% would recommend to a friend

(258 total reviews)
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Arvind Krishna

91% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Senior Applications Developer employees have rated IBM with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 258 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Applications Developer professionals have a good working experience there. IBM is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Applications Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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258 reviews
5.0
Feb 1, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- free Udemy - Lots of learning opportunity - Work from home - Choose any project

Cons

- Sub par hike( less than 3%) - Many project have opportunity for promotion till Band 7B, not mine - People in upper bands have less job security( B8+) - Difficult to take leaves means frequent burnout. of 22 days, we can take 12 days max

4.0
Dec 23, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good work culture, Best environment

Cons

Band progressions are on demand

4.0
Dec 16, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pro: No Strict RTO monitoring Learning resources are great Years GDP amount and Shift allowance even for 12-9 shift

Cons

Cons Hikes are leas and Manager dependent Bench count is more If you don't find project within 2 months on bench chances are more that you may be asked to keep resignation No negotiations for resigned people

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