Software Engineer 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% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer 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 Engineer according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 25%
Other: 25%
One on one interview: 25%
Skills test: 25%
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Multiple technical rounds. May not get to next round even if you solve all questions quickly. Data structures and algorithms coding questions were super easy/One liners. Most people who got particular set did not qualify even though questions were solved
I applied through other source. I interviewed at IBM (Calgary, AB) in Aug 2025
Interview
The test contained two questions, one focused on Graph algorithms and the other on Greedy strategies. Overall, the difficulty felt average, not too easy nor too hard, requiring balanced logical reasoning. Passed and got a rejection after lol
Had technical interview. Asked questions about Python, REST APIs and database. About data analysis, general questions on the base of a data. Also, asked some questions on CI/CD tools, like Docker Kubernetes and Jenkins.