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% 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:
Other: 25%
Group panel interview: 25%
One on one interview: 25%
Skills test: 25%
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Process was smooth. They asked general question from resume and project related questions. Interviewer was also friendly. There were three rounds. First was technical round with lead then 2nd round with project manager then final hr round. Don't believe on this review.
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.
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