Process
Applied through the IBM career website and received an interview offer 3 days later. The interview was not too hard, with a few behavioral questions and one technical question. A code pair provided an online IDE for you to use.
Questions
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the IBM Back End Developer role in Toronto, Ontario.
Success Rate
50%
Pass Rate
IBM's interview process for their Back End Developer roles in Toronto, Ontario is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive50%
Neutral50%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for IBM's Back End Developer interview process in Toronto, Ontario.
IBM Work Experiences
5.0
A Good Place to Work
Back End Developer • Current Employee
July 29, 2021
Pros: Nice work-life balance.
Decent pay.
Lots of opportunities to meet other interns despite being remote.
Manager was very helpful and informative.
Cons: Got to meet other interns, but not a lot of opportunities to work with other interns.
Felt sometimes like they were making up random things for me to do.
3.0
Okay, work-life balance
Back End Developer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
August 19, 2025
Pros: Salary is competitive for the area.
Cons: High-pressure environment with changing goals.
2.0
Constantly cutting costs
Back End Developer • Current Employee
Northampton, Massachusetts, United States
September 18, 2024
Pros: - Generous salary
- Always encouraging you to learn and participate in hackathons
Cons: Always making cost-cutting measures, such as dropping 401(k) in the U.S. for RBA, or not renewing licenses of third-party software in favor of in-house built software, which in most cases are not ideal replacements.
- 5.0A Good Place to WorkBack End Developer • Current EmployeeJuly 29, 2021Pros: Nice work-life balance. Decent pay. Lots of opportunities to meet other interns despite being remote. Manager was very helpful and informative.Cons: Got to meet other interns, but not a lot of opportunities to work with other interns. Felt sometimes like they were making up random things for me to do.
- 3.0Okay, work-life balanceBack End Developer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesAugust 19, 2025Pros: Salary is competitive for the area.Cons: High-pressure environment with changing goals.
- 2.0Constantly cutting costsBack End Developer • Current EmployeeNorthampton, Massachusetts, United StatesSeptember 18, 2024Pros: - Generous salary - Always encouraging you to learn and participate in hackathonsCons: Always making cost-cutting measures, such as dropping 401(k) in the U.S. for RBA, or not renewing licenses of third-party software in favor of in-house built software, which in most cases are not ideal replacements.
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