I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at IBM (Pune) in Jun 2010
Interview
Hello,
I have given interview at IBM. Initial round was telephonic and interviewer asked me few basic question that every 2 yr experienced would know . Those question were very easy. Once I cleared that they asked me to appear for second round in Pune. I went to a hotel where interviews were being conducted. After waiting for 5 hrs, finally they called me in.
Interviewer was BDO ( or Director). He asked me few questions on datawarehouse and transactional database. Gave me few scenario based questions. Asked about my ongoing project. Finally asked , how much salary you would expect.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at IBM (Austin, TX) in Apr 2010
Interview
Interview process was very rigorous - asked about development methodology, release process, large group development and more.
On the software side - specific programming skills were tested. A large project was given as an example and one was asked to define the approach of building the solution with a few junior developers - clear breakdown of project into modules and components with a focus on the classes to be developed - their functionality interaction and fit with other components.
Be prepared - you have to be good to pass with solid real world experience - they are not a big fan of academics here - Research hires PHds with a track record.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given a project to port an application from AIX to a portable platform neutral format. Approach and modules to be developed.