Backend Developer Interview Experience - New York, New York
October 12, 2023
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The process for a backend developer typically involves:
- Initial HR screening
- Technical assessments
- In-depth technical interviews with team members
- Behavioral assessments
- A final managerial round, focusing on skills, experience, and cultural fit.
Questions
One CodeChef coding test with 3 SQL questions.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the IBM Backend Developer role in New York, New York.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
IBM's interview process for their Backend Developer roles in New York, New York is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive0%
Neutral100%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for IBM's Backend Developer interview process in New York, New York.
IBM Work Experiences
4.0
Good company, but loyalty is no longer valued
Backend Developer • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
June 2, 2024
Pros: Good people, flexibility, and salary.
Cons: No job security these days.
4.0
Good Tech, Inexperienced Manager
Backend Developer • Former Employee
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
November 27, 2025
Pros: Good tech stack, opportunities to progress
Cons: I had a very inexperienced manager.
4.0
Great work-life balance, old systems and way of doing things
Backend Developer • Current Employee
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
February 25, 2022
Pros: Great work-life balance.
Kind, knowledgeable, and friendly colleagues and managers.
Flexible hours.
Relatively good benefits.
Cons: A lot of the systems are a mess.
Executives have a resistance to new ideas.
Layoffs happen.
There is a lack of proper training and documentation. In many cases, people who worked on a certain feature have left the firm, and no one knows how they did it, and there is no proper documentation for it.
No stock options.
No RRSP match.
Extremely tedious promotion/raise process.
No fully remote option at the time of writing this.
- 4.0Good company, but loyalty is no longer valuedBackend Developer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesJune 2, 2024Pros: Good people, flexibility, and salary.Cons: No job security these days.
- 4.0Good Tech, Inexperienced ManagerBackend Developer • Former EmployeeDublin, Dublin, IrelandNovember 27, 2025Pros: Good tech stack, opportunities to progressCons: I had a very inexperienced manager.
- 4.0Great work-life balance, old systems and way of doing thingsBackend Developer • Current EmployeeToronto, Ontario, CanadaFebruary 25, 2022Pros: Great work-life balance. Kind, knowledgeable, and friendly colleagues and managers. Flexible hours. Relatively good benefits.Cons: A lot of the systems are a mess. Executives have a resistance to new ideas. Layoffs happen. There is a lack of proper training and documentation. In many cases, people who worked on a certain feature have left the firm, and no one knows how they did it, and there is no proper documentation for it. No stock options. No RRSP match. Extremely tedious promotion/raise process. No fully remote option at the time of writing this.
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