I received an InMail from a recruiter (an IBM employee) who found my profile on LinkedIn. We moved the conversation to email and then a call.

The Job Description was very relevant to me.

Interview Rounds:

• Round 1: HR tech validation and JD matching.
• Round 2: Technical, with a brief 30-minute discussion on my profile and what I do. This involved matching points with requirements and some basic tech details.
• Round 3: Final round at the IBM office in Pune. This was a 1-hour discussion with the tech team on call, covering detailed tech questions and specifics.
• Round 4: Offer details.

I received the offer after approximately two months from the first call. The process with IBM was quite slow.

I declined the offer after reading detailed reviews about IBM and its growth prospects. I was also not very interested in relocating to Bangalore.

The offered band was B7, for my 9 years of work experience.

Project specific details:

• How to connect to a DB (e.g., Oracle) from Python, Java, and shell script?
• Details on Hadoop architecture, NoSQL databases, MySQL, shell scripting, etc.