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:
One on one interview: 25%
Skills test: 25%
Other: 25%
Group panel interview: 25%
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University Hire. Spoke with recruiter then was contacted by hiring manager. Had a quick chat with the hiring manager and went over resume. Got asked about previous internship. No technical questions were asked
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at IBM (Taipei)
Interview
There are two interviews totally.
First interview was technical interview. The duration was around 1~2 hours. All interviewers were my future team members. They asked every aspects question related to their product. It's pretty tough but worth.
Second interview was normal interview with a few behavior questions. You can negotiation salary in second interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Linux basic skills.
Networking experience in layer 2 and 3, or even over layer 5.
Crypto questions. (SSH, DH)
Basic algorithm questions. (Sort, Hash, Tree)
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at IBM (Bengaluru)
Interview
1st round was telephonic based on basic java/j2ee concepts. In 2nd round I was asked to write codes. Interviewer also asked data structure, design pattern and DB questions.