Entry Level Software Developer Interview Experience - Canada
July 9, 2018
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I received a 3-hour coding challenge that I had to complete within 5 days.
It had 3 coding questions and the rest were behavioral questions. I had to type all the questions.
Questions
- Populate an array of numbers from 1 to N (inclusive).
Given two numbers, p and q:
- If a number in the array is divisible by p, print "OUT".
- If a number in the array is divisible by q, print "THINK".
- If a number in the array is divisible by both p and q, print "OUTTHINK".
- Otherwise, print the number.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 9 interview experiences for the IBM Entry Level Software Developer role in Canada.
Success Rate
33%
Pass Rate
IBM's interview process for their Entry Level Software Developer roles in Canada is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive56%
Neutral22%
Negative22%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for IBM's Entry Level Software Developer interview process in Canada.
IBM Work Experiences
3.0
Good place to start
Entry Level Software Developer • Current Employee
Poughkeepsie, New York, United States
September 27, 2019
Pros: Friendly work culture, work-life balance is great, good starting pay, many locations.
Cons: Very behind on modern technologies. Management is rarely technical. It's very hard to leave the mainframe. The retention rate is very bad.
4.0
Good Projects, Bad Location
Entry Level Software Developer • Current Employee
Austin, Texas, United States
May 17, 2019
Pros: Good office environment. Your time is valued. People treat you with respect. Interesting projects in all kinds of areas. Good pay.
Cons: Poor office location.
Big company compliance BS.
Infrequent raises.
Individual managers have too much power over your future and pay.
4.0
Your experience at IBM highly depends on your team and department
Entry Level Software Developer • Current Employee
Markham, Ontario, Canada
December 8, 2022
Pros: Great work-life balance, interesting work, and lots of opportunity to explore things outside of your specialty. Your experience at IBM highly depends on the team you are working on.
Cons: Usually no bonus. 3 weeks vacation + 1 week for every 10 years served.
- 3.0Good place to startEntry Level Software Developer • Current EmployeePoughkeepsie, New York, United StatesSeptember 27, 2019Pros: Friendly work culture, work-life balance is great, good starting pay, many locations.Cons: Very behind on modern technologies. Management is rarely technical. It's very hard to leave the mainframe. The retention rate is very bad.
- 4.0Good Projects, Bad LocationEntry Level Software Developer • Current EmployeeAustin, Texas, United StatesMay 17, 2019Pros: Good office environment. Your time is valued. People treat you with respect. Interesting projects in all kinds of areas. Good pay.Cons: Poor office location. Big company compliance BS. Infrequent raises. Individual managers have too much power over your future and pay.
- 4.0Your experience at IBM highly depends on your team and departmentEntry Level Software Developer • Current EmployeeMarkham, Ontario, CanadaDecember 8, 2022Pros: Great work-life balance, interesting work, and lots of opportunity to explore things outside of your specialty. Your experience at IBM highly depends on the team you are working on.Cons: Usually no bonus. 3 weeks vacation + 1 week for every 10 years served.
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