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 71.4% 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%
Skills test: 25%
One on one interview: 25%
Other: 25%
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3 rounds, 2 technical and 1 non technical. They were made us comfortable and approach friendly manner. Interviewer were very knowledgeable and helpful. Thanks IBM for this opportunity.
3rd was non-technical but they will ask few technical questions as well.
Interview was with a recruiter on call asked some technical questions but mostly was regarding my resume and previous expereince. If you have certifications it stands out as that was something mentioned so highly reccomend to do them.
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Question 1
If you and another member have contrasting ideas, how would you go about it
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at IBM (Toronto, ON) in Feb 2025
Interview
Technical OA, 2 questions 45 minutes. Not the worst questions. They seem to ask for the optimal solution to pass all the test cases. Preparing with leetcode style questions would be a good idea.