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Entry Level Software Engineer Interview Experience

October 1, 2016
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied to work at IBM Watson. The first round was a one-way online interview, which you complete within a three-week timeframe of receiving the invite link.

There were some questions where you recorded your answers on video and a few coding questions, all with a time limit.

The video questions weren't hard in themselves, but talking into the webcam was awkward. I would have preferred an in-person interview.

For the coding questions, I thought the first one was easy, and the other two were medium/hard in difficulty. They seemed too difficult for an entry-level job and for the time limit given to solve them.

I felt like the problems didn't let me showcase my actual programming and problem-solving skills.

Questions

I'm not at liberty to give specifics, but if you're really good with regex and string manipulation, you have a decent chance.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 42 interview experiences for the IBM Entry Level Software Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

10%
Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive48%
Neutral31%
Negative21%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for IBM's Entry Level Software Engineer interview process in United States.

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