IBM

Entry Level Software Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York

September 1, 2017

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The interview contained several questions, divided into three sections.

General questions (video response), such as "Why do you think you are qualified for this position?" and "Why IBM?". This section also included technical questions.
Three coding problems that required quite a bit of string manipulation.
Some technical questions (video response) asking you to present your solution. One of these required explaining how you solved one of the coding problems.

Questions

Explained you solved one of the coding problems.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the IBM Entry Level Software Engineer role in New York, New York.

Success Rate

0%

Pass Rate

IBM's interview process for their Entry Level Software Engineer roles in New York, New York is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive50%

Neutral25%

Negative25%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for IBM's Entry Level Software Engineer interview process in New York, New York.

IBM Work Experiences

Known Company, But Directionless

Entry Level Software Engineer • Former Employee

San Jose, California, United States

November 21, 2023

Pros: Well-known company. Good experience.

Cons: The company has no direction. As soon as the next big thing comes out, they will try to shift the whole company to do that one thing. They are always late to the party and competing with companies that actually hire top talent. Layoffs are commonplace, and unless you are working on the current thing, you are at risk.

Known Company, But Directionless

Entry Level Software Engineer • Former Employee

San Jose, California, United States

November 21, 2023

Pros: Well-known company. Good experience.

Cons: The company has no direction. As soon as the next big thing comes out, they will try to shift the whole company to do that one thing. They are always late to the party and competing with companies that actually hire top talent. Layoffs are commonplace, and unless you are working on the current thing, you are at risk.

Flexible Teams, Slow Growth

Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: Flexibility and ease of changing teams.

Cons: Growth is slow, and old technologies are too.

Flexible Teams, Slow Growth

Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: Flexibility and ease of changing teams.

Cons: Growth is slow, and old technologies are too.

Great Company, Long Hours

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

September 27, 2022

Pros: Great company to work for.

Cons: Long hours and a relatively low salary.

Great Company, Long Hours

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

September 27, 2022

Pros: Great company to work for.

Cons: Long hours and a relatively low salary.

Known Company, But Directionless

Entry Level Software Engineer • Former Employee

San Jose, California, United States

November 21, 2023

Pros: Well-known company. Good experience.

Cons: The company has no direction. As soon as the next big thing comes out, they will try to shift the whole company to do that one thing. They are always late to the party and competing with companies that actually hire top talent. Layoffs are commonplace, and unless you are working on the current thing, you are at risk.

3.0
Known Company, But Directionless
Entry Level Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Jose, California, United States
November 21, 2023
Pros: Well-known company. Good experience.
Cons: The company has no direction. As soon as the next big thing comes out, they will try to shift the whole company to do that one thing. They are always late to the party and competing with companies that actually hire top talent. Layoffs are commonplace, and unless you are working on the current thing, you are at risk.

Flexible Teams, Slow Growth

Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: Flexibility and ease of changing teams.

Cons: Growth is slow, and old technologies are too.

3.0
Flexible Teams, Slow Growth
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
March 16, 2020
Pros: Flexibility and ease of changing teams.
Cons: Growth is slow, and old technologies are too.

Great Company, Long Hours

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

September 27, 2022

Pros: Great company to work for.

Cons: Long hours and a relatively low salary.

5.0
Great Company, Long Hours
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
September 27, 2022
Pros: Great company to work for.
Cons: Long hours and a relatively low salary.

IBM Interview Questions

Integer to Roman

Convert a given integer into its Roman numeral representation. You need to understand the mapping between integer values and Roman symbols to perform the conversion accurately.

ArraysStringsGreedy Algorithms

Exclusive Time of Functions

Calculate the exclusive execution time for each function given a series of log entries marking function calls and returns. The exclusive time is the time spent within a function, not including time spent in its callees.

Best Time to Buy and Sell Stock

You're given daily stock prices. Find the maximum profit you can make by buying and selling the stock once. You must buy before you sell.

ArraysDynamic Programming

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