Not what it used to be
Not what it used to be
You get to switch projects/products every 3 or 4 years, depending on what is trending. The projects loosely follow Agile methodologies. Saying you know Agile and GIT is a plus.
Benefits are good, with more options for medical insurance. IBM lags behind on onsite perks like free food, but it is trying to entice new blood to join, so there are a lot of new-hire benefits and events.
When there are layoffs, which come every other year, it is more important to be on good terms with your management and in the right product with the right work location. Otherwise, the layoffs come regardless of your skills.
Below-average salary once you've been with the company for 5 years.
Bad business decisions lead to layoffs.
Agile methodologies mean there is zero downtime between product releases.
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I applied online and completed the automated OA. A few months later, I received a callback from a recruiter. I spoke to a hiring manager, which was a technical discussion with high-level questions on shell scripting, Docker, and Kubernetes. One week
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Submitted resume, had on-campus interview, then a one-day visit to the company.
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I applied for the job on HireTeamMate, which was posted by the hiring manager directly. HireTeamMate is like the Uber for hiring. I was contacted a few hours after applying and had a phone interview the next day.
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San Jose, California, United StatesDecember 1, 2024I applied online and completed the automated OA. A few months later, I received a callback from a recruiter. I spoke to a hiring manager, which was a technical discussion with high-level questions on shell scripting, Docker, and Kubernetes. One week
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San Jose, California, United StatesJanuary 1, 2009Submitted resume, had on-campus interview, then a one-day visit to the company.
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San Jose, California, United StatesJuly 1, 2015I applied for the job on HireTeamMate, which was posted by the hiring manager directly. HireTeamMate is like the Uber for hiring. I was contacted a few hours after applying and had a phone interview the next day.
