Platform Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
October 1, 2024
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Two HackerRank questions that you must complete within a 60-minute timed window. They mainly involved data structures in a practical, real-life problem.
One question required minimum heap knowledge, and the other was an array of tuples indices manipulation.
Questions
Merge any two cells to obtain a new cell that contains the sum of the two cells.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the IBM Platform Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
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Pass Rate
IBM's interview process for their Platform Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
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Candidates reported having very good feelings for IBM's Platform Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
IBM Work Experiences
4.0
Pretty good, depends on projects.
Platform Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
November 2, 2025
Pros: Variety of projects and clients
Cons: Less transferable and less technical than most people want from this kind of role.
4.0
Good place to learn
Platform Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
October 10, 2024
Pros: Welcoming and open for opportunities to learn.
Cons: Gotta put yourself out there.
Projects are limited by the people you know.
2.0
CE platform engineer
Platform Engineer • Current Employee
November 13, 2025
Pros: Great work-life balance, work with a variety of clients.
Cons: Lack of interesting work. It will not be as technical as you think.
- 4.0Pretty good, depends on projects.Platform Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesNovember 2, 2025Pros: Variety of projects and clientsCons: Less transferable and less technical than most people want from this kind of role.
- 4.0Good place to learnPlatform Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesOctober 10, 2024Pros: Welcoming and open for opportunities to learn.Cons: Gotta put yourself out there. Projects are limited by the people you know.
- 2.0CE platform engineerPlatform Engineer • Current EmployeeNovember 13, 2025Pros: Great work-life balance, work with a variety of clients.Cons: Lack of interesting work. It will not be as technical as you think.
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