Engineering Life at IBM
Engineering Life at IBM
With many IBM employees being in the mid-50 age range, there will be many opportunities available for management positions in the upcoming years. Many people that I work with have worked at IBM their entire career, so there is a ton of knowledge and company history everywhere.
Too much management; Big Blue moves slowly because of it.
There's a lot of resistance to change to newer technology, so many of the software tools being used are dated.
Not many recent college grads around -- lots of older folks.
No free lunch or coffee offerings, or any perks for that matter.
We need to reduce the layers in management. Right now, there's just too much management, and it really slows down things getting done.
Also, make IBM a fun place to work, not just a clock in and clock out type of thing.
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Computer Programmer
Long and tedious. That is managers first touch base with prospects, then poll the office to see if there is interest. Then maybe weeks later a team lead will call and do a 1-on-1. Finally, the manager may need 2 to 4 weeks to get financial to sign of
Software Engineer
Reviewed all contents of my posted resume. Discussed previous uses and comfortability with: * Java * Python * Agile development * JIRA * C * C++ * Linux command line basics They then described the project the team was working on and asked about my
SWE Intern
My interviewer was a manager, and he was super friendly. We had a great conversation that felt more like a coffee chat than an interview. The questions were mostly about my past experiences and projects, with some behavioral questions included.
Computer Programmer
Poughkeepsie, New York, United StatesSeptember 6, 2015Long and tedious. That is managers first touch base with prospects, then poll the office to see if there is interest. Then maybe weeks later a team lead will call and do a 1-on-1. Finally, the manager may need 2 to 4 weeks to get financial to sign of
Software Engineer
Poughkeepsie, New York, United StatesSeptember 1, 2020Reviewed all contents of my posted resume. Discussed previous uses and comfortability with: * Java * Python * Agile development * JIRA * C * C++ * Linux command line basics They then described the project the team was working on and asked about my
SWE Intern
Poughkeepsie, New York, United StatesOctober 6, 2025My interviewer was a manager, and he was super friendly. We had a great conversation that felt more like a coffee chat than an interview. The questions were mostly about my past experiences and projects, with some behavioral questions included.
