IBM

entry level back end developer Interview Experience - New York, New York

September 1, 2020

Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

They sent a coding assessment that consisted of three questions within a span of three hours. The questions were medium-hard, with the last one involving file input for a weather forecast. It's recommended to study programming questions, data structures, and algorithms to prepare for technical coding assessments.

Questions

String manipulation.

Arrays and index questions (the Triplet - find triple indexes that satisfy the condition).

File input of data. Should learn how to take in the data and manipulate it in some way to give the desirable outcome.

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IBM's interview process for their entry level back end developer roles in New York, New York is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

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Candidates reported having very negative feelings for IBM's entry level back end developer interview process in New York, New York.

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