IBM is hiring. 5,303 roles open right now.
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[00] STOCK
INTERVIEW PREP
24 interview questions for IBM (3 from real candidates)
Glassdoor interview difficulty: Hard
[01] HIRING NOW
Live from their career page.
Numbers refresh daily. Every role tracked here was pulled straight from IBM's ATS, not an aggregator.
Open roles
5,303
Posted (30d)
2,966
-25.4% vs prior
Posted (7d)
718
Posted range
$87K – 90K
Base, from posted ranges
Most-hired roles · last 90 days
[02] HIRING PULSE
IBM's hiring pulse.
We re-scan IBM's career page every few minutes and keep the full posting history, so these counts come from the board itself, not an aggregator.
Posted (7d)
710
Posted (30d)
2,833
Posted (90d)
12,365
Typical listing life
36 days
median · last 12 mo
Scanned every few minutes · newest tracked posting May 23, 2026
[03] GLASSDOOR PULSE
How candidates rate the loop at IBM.
Aggregated from public reviews and interview reports. The numbers refresh as the source pool grows.
Top pros
- Good Work life balance and employee friendly
- Good company culture, flexible, relaxed
- Nothing is good in IBM
Top cons
- Top leadership lack in efficient decision making
- Can be hard to keep up with technical skills
- Everything is bad. People are subpar
Interview difficulty
Offer outcome
[04] COMPENSATION
What IBM pays.
Solid but rarely exceptional. Senior engineers might see $200K to $350K at successful enterprise companies.
By level · reported by current and former IBM employees on Levels.fyi
Data Scientist
Source: Levels.fyi| Level | Total | Base | Equity | Bonus | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band 6 | $121K | $120K | $0K | $1K | 20 |
| Band 7 | $161K | $153K | $4K | $4K | 15 |
| Band 8 | $197K | $192K | $2K | $4K | 14 |
| Band 9 | $227K | $214K | $9K | $5K | 33 |
| Band 10 | $289K | $272K | $7K | $11K | 8 |
Product Designer
Source: Levels.fyi| Level | Total | Base | Equity | Bonus | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band 6 | $112K | $110K | $0K | $2K | 27 |
| Band 7 | $136K | $135K | $0K | $1K | 49 |
| Band 8 | $205K | $183K | $19K | $3K | 16 |
| Band 9 | $205K | $192K | $11K | $3K | 35 |
| Band 10 | $236K | $224K | $10K | $2K | 9 |
Product Manager
Source: Levels.fyi| Level | Total | Base | Equity | Bonus | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate Offering Manager | $133K | $127K | $1K | $5K | 33 |
| Advisory Offering Manager | $162K | $154K | $6K | $2K | 30 |
| Senior Offering Manager | $220K | $198K | $16K | $6K | 16 |
| Principal Offering Manager | $230K | $212K | $13K | $6K | 17 |
| Program Director | $270K | $243K | $21K | $6K | 18 |
| Director | $420K | $263K | $85K | $72K | 9 |
Source: Levels.fyi · median across reported samples
[05] IN THEIR OWN WORDS
How IBM pitches itself.
“Take control of your AI agents”
Orchestrate workflows, systems and agents to drive real outcomes with control, governance and speed
Source: ibm.com
[06] VISA SPONSORSHIP
Hiring international candidates.
IBM has a documented USCIS H-1B petition history.
Sponsors H1B · USCIS-confirmed petitioner
Source: USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. Classifications: yes (5+ approvals), conditional (1-4), no (0).
[07] WHERE THEY'RE HIRING
The cities IBM is hiring in.
Every active role mapped to its posted city. Use this to gauge whether IBMis actually hiring where you live, or skewed somewhere you'd need to relocate.
Top cities by open roles
Remote: 143 positions
+160 more locations
[08] OFFICES
Where IBM works.
© Mapbox © OpenStreetMap
Headquartered at 1 New Orchard Rd, Armonk, NY 10504-1722. We've mapped 40 IBM offices across 34 cities, so you know where you'd report before you apply.
Also in: Costa Mesa · Dallas · San Francisco · Rochester · Princeton · Westminster · Boca Raton · North Bethesda · Bakersfield · Waltham · Secaucus · Monterrey · +21 more
Office data © OpenStreetMap contributors
[09] LAYOFF HISTORY
What past rounds looked like.
IBM has had 2 reported layoff rounds on public record since 2020. We list these because candidates routinely tell us they wish they had known before applying. Context, not a verdict.
Reported rounds
2
Headcount cut
3,900across 1 of 2
Most recent
Source: Layoffs.fyi, public record
[00] M&A HISTORY
IBM has acquired 8 notable companies on public record. Acquisitions tell you about a company's appetite, scale, and direction.
Source: Wikidata
[11] KEY FACTS
Founded
1911
Employees
353K
2019
Listed on
IBM
New York Stock Exchange +1 more
Data: Wikidata (CC0) · Q37156
[12] ABOUT
What IBM does, and who fits.
IBM is a global leader in technology and consulting services.
IBM provides a wide range of technology and consulting services, including cloud computing, AI, and identity management. Their offerings, such as IBM Verify SaaS, focus on enhancing security and improving operational efficiency for businesses globally.
Founded
1911
HQ
Armonk
Founders
Charles Ranlett Flint & Thomas John Watson, Sr.
Employees
353K
2019
Source: Wikidata · QID Q37156
[13] ENGINEERING
What IBM is shipping.
Public GitHub presence, recent repos, and the languages the team uses daily.
[14] TECH STACK
What IBM actually builds with.
Pulled from the technologies, languages, frameworks, and tools mentioned across IBM's recent job descriptions. AI shows up most often. A reflection of the actual day-to-day stack, not just whatever's on GitHub.
Counts = distinct job postings mentioning each tech in a 20-job sample.
[15] RESEARCH OUTPUT
What IBM publishes.
Peer-reviewed papers, preprints, and citations attributed to IBM on OpenAlex, the open scholarly-graph index. The volume and citation count of recent work is a strong prestige signal for research-heavy roles.
Quantum Computing for High-Energy Physics: State of the Art and Challenges
Barren plateaus in variational quantum computing
Challenges and opportunities in quantum optimization
Future of plasma etching for microelectronics: Challenges and opportunities
Toward a responsible future: recommendations for AI-enabled clinical decision support
[16] FROM BLIND
What engineers are saying about IBM on Blind.
Posts from verified employees on Blind, the anonymous workplace network. Often the most unfiltered look at interview loops, comp ranges, and morale you'll find anywhere.
Anthropic wiped $30 billion of IBM in five minute
Blind · Stocks & Investments · 103 upvotes · 62 commentsRead on Blind
IBM layoffs today
Blind · Layoffs · 27 upvotes · 61 commentsRead on Blind
IBM to acquire Confluent for 11B
Blind · Tech Industry · 25 upvotes · 37 commentsRead on Blind
Meta leaving Austin? IBM buys buildings?
Blind · Austin · 9 upvotes · 23 commentsRead on Blind
IBM Platform Engineer Interview??
Blind · Information Technology Career · 7 upvotes · 1 commentRead on Blind
[17] AT IBM
The honest take.
The working environment emphasizes collaboration, innovation, and solving complex challenges.
[18] SECURITY PROGRAM
IBM accepts vulnerability reports.
A public bug bounty signals that IBM treats outside security researchers as collaborators, not threats. Coordinated disclosure happens through the channel below.
[19] CAREER GROWTH
Where IBM takes you next.
Good learning environment for building production systems at scale.
[20] INTERVIEW PREP
Going through their loop?
We collect real questions reported by candidates plus likely questions inferred from IBM's open roles. Skim the process, prep the questions, save the timing for actually applying.
[21] HOW TO APPLY
Apply to IBM early.
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[24] FAQ
Questions people ask about IBM.
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IBM does provide visa sponsorship for international candidates seeking employment. This is common in the tech industry, especially for roles requiring specialized skills in areas like cloud technology and AI. If you are an international applicant, you should indicate your visa requirements during the application process.
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