Process
The interview was easy. There was one round of interviews. The questions were mainly on Spark and Kafka.
- How to scale applications using Kafka
- Kafka group ID mechanism
- Spark
- Spark SQL code
Questions
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Questions on Kafka group ID
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Spark
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Code using Spark
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 57 interview experiences for the IBM Data Engineer role in India.
Success Rate
44%
Pass Rate
IBM's interview process for their Data Engineer roles in India is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive65%
Neutral19%
Negative16%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for IBM's Data Engineer interview process in India.
IBM Work Experiences
4.0
Good Environment, Slow Raises
Data Engineer • Former Employee
August 6, 2025
Pros: Good work environment, learning opportunities, work-life balance.
Cons: Lower salary increment, delayed promotion.
1.0
No employee friendly
Data Engineer • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
September 12, 2021
Pros: The joining bonus is very good.
Cons: No work-life balance.
3.0
Terrible management
Data Engineer • Current Employee
July 8, 2024
Pros: VA/VR ok, health plan ok, other benefits ok.
Cons: Terrible career management, despite having a well-structured plan.
Culture of only "come to us your kingdom" (literal translation).
(Idiomatic interpretation: "It's always about them" or "It's a one-way street for their benefit.")
- 4.0Good Environment, Slow RaisesData Engineer • Former EmployeeAugust 6, 2025Pros: Good work environment, learning opportunities, work-life balance.Cons: Lower salary increment, delayed promotion.
- 1.0No employee friendlyData Engineer • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaSeptember 12, 2021Pros: The joining bonus is very good.Cons: No work-life balance.
- 3.0Terrible managementData Engineer • Current EmployeeJuly 8, 2024Pros: VA/VR ok, health plan ok, other benefits ok.Cons: Terrible career management, despite having a well-structured plan. Culture of only "come to us your kingdom" (literal translation). (Idiomatic interpretation: "It's always about them" or "It's a one-way street for their benefit.")
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