Software Developer applicants have rated the interview process at IBM with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 80% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Developer roles take an average of 19 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at IBM overall takes an average of 40 days.
Common stages of the interview process at IBM as a Software Developer according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 25%
Skills test: 25%
Other: 25%
One on one interview: 25%
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Have three rounds of interviews. The first round is a paper exam with some questions about IT industry, the scope is quite large. The second is in a group of about ten people. The host gave a topic, and we expressed our ideas in turn. The last time they asked me to raise a question in Cantonese and I behaved not good as I'm not fluent in Cantonese.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at IBM in Feb 2026
Interview
Had 2 30 interviews with hiring manager. Had to Answered some leet code questions and explained past experience. Also has asynchronous coding assessment and live coding. Had 2 rounds with 2 different teams.
Had an OA, was scheduled to interview a few weeks after. Scheduled the interview the first time. Link was broken. Scheduled again, gave me 3 different times and the interviewer was just as confused. Was told I'd hear back in a few days. Been 3 months and still "in interview process" and the company has no response to me.
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