Entry Level Software Developer Interview Experience - United States
February 23, 2025
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I applied for the job and received an invitation to complete a take-home technical exam through HackerRank.
I successfully completed the exam, which consisted of two LeetCode-style questions, five to ten minutes before the 45-minute time limit expired.
I was rejected about a week later.
Questions
2 DSA questions through HackerRank.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 22 interview experiences for the IBM Entry Level Software Developer role in United States.
Success Rate
9%
Pass Rate
IBM's interview process for their Entry Level Software Developer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive41%
Neutral32%
Negative27%
Candidates reported having good feelings for IBM's Entry Level Software Developer interview process in United States.
IBM Work Experiences
4.0
Solid for foundation
Entry Level Software Developer • Former Employee
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States
October 14, 2023
Pros: Nice coworkers and a good environment for learning new things.
Cons: Challenging to work through bureaucracy.
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.
3.0
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.
- 4.0Solid for foundationEntry Level Software Developer • Former EmployeeResearch Triangle Park, North Carolina, United StatesOctober 14, 2023Pros: Nice coworkers and a good environment for learning new things.Cons: Challenging to work through bureaucracy.
- 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.
- 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.
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