Backend Developer Interview Experience - Toronto, Canada
March 1, 2019
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Process
The interview consisted of three steps:
- A cognitive test
- An online coding challenge
- A virtual interview with the manager
Pretty straightforward LeetCode questions were asked. If you prepared by doing easy and medium LeetCode questions, you would be fine.
Questions
Reverse a linked list and standard Array operations.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the IBM Backend Developer role in Toronto, Ontario.
Success Rate
50%
Pass Rate
IBM's interview process for their Backend Developer roles in Toronto, Ontario is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
Neutral0%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for IBM's Backend Developer interview process in Toronto, Ontario.
IBM Work Experiences
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.
4.0
Good Company, Low Pay
Backend Developer • Current Employee
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
December 28, 2022
Pros: Good company with a good product. Nice office.
Cons: A bit old and snow pay not competitive.
4.0
Good Team, Slow Progress
Backend Developer • Current Employee
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
June 19, 2022
Pros: Good people, professional, and knowledgeable.
Cons: The action is slow, not good. The infrastructure as a product is very old.
- 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.
- 4.0Good Company, Low PayBackend Developer • Current EmployeeToronto, Ontario, CanadaDecember 28, 2022Pros: Good company with a good product. Nice office.Cons: A bit old and snow pay not competitive.
- 4.0Good Team, Slow ProgressBackend Developer • Current EmployeeToronto, Ontario, CanadaJune 19, 2022Pros: Good people, professional, and knowledgeable.Cons: The action is slow, not good. The infrastructure as a product is very old.
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