IBM

Software Developer Interview Experience - Markham, Canada

October 1, 2016

Neutral ExperienceGot Offer

Process

OA: Some IQ test online and background checking.

Interview: In 1 month after the application, two rounds, 1-on-1 interview (taking place on the same day, but with two interviewers from that team).

After about 1 month, the company confirmed my offer.

Questions

How to implement a linked list: add, remove, merge.

Find duplicated numbers from an array.

If you were to host a coffee shop, how are you going to plan and design?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 42 interview experiences for the IBM Software Developer role in Markham, Canada.

Success Rate

40%

Pass Rate

IBM's interview process for their Software Developer roles in Markham, Canada is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive64%

Neutral26%

Negative10%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for IBM's Software Developer interview process in Markham, Canada.

IBM Work Experiences

Good Salary, Better Elsewhere

Software Developer • Former Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: The salary was quite good.

Cons: But the salary was smaller than other companies.

Good Salary, Better Elsewhere

Software Developer • Former Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: The salary was quite good.

Cons: But the salary was smaller than other companies.

Brilliant Company to Work For

Software Developer • Former Employee

Hursley, England, United Kingdom

Pros: Fantastic campus in Hursley. Middle management are excellent, with lots of development opportunities, great socials, and is full of brilliant people.

Cons: There isn't much going on in the area. Some IBM systems are very old and difficult to work with.

Brilliant Company to Work For

Software Developer • Former Employee

Hursley, England, United Kingdom

Pros: Fantastic campus in Hursley. Middle management are excellent, with lots of development opportunities, great socials, and is full of brilliant people.

Cons: There isn't much going on in the area. Some IBM systems are very old and difficult to work with.

Good Projects, Awful Managers

Software Developer • Current Employee

Pros: Good if you get good projects.

Cons: All support projects are there. The managers are some of the worst managers who don't have ethics.

Good Projects, Awful Managers

Software Developer • Current Employee

Pros: Good if you get good projects.

Cons: All support projects are there. The managers are some of the worst managers who don't have ethics.

Good Salary, Better Elsewhere

Software Developer • Former Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: The salary was quite good.

Cons: But the salary was smaller than other companies.

4.0
Good Salary, Better Elsewhere
Software Developer • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
May 25, 2021
Pros: The salary was quite good.
Cons: But the salary was smaller than other companies.

Brilliant Company to Work For

Software Developer • Former Employee

Hursley, England, United Kingdom

Pros: Fantastic campus in Hursley. Middle management are excellent, with lots of development opportunities, great socials, and is full of brilliant people.

Cons: There isn't much going on in the area. Some IBM systems are very old and difficult to work with.

5.0
Brilliant Company to Work For
Software Developer • Former Employee
Hursley, England, United Kingdom
April 19, 2024
Pros: Fantastic campus in Hursley. Middle management are excellent, with lots of development opportunities, great socials, and is full of brilliant people.
Cons: There isn't much going on in the area. Some IBM systems are very old and difficult to work with.

Good Projects, Awful Managers

Software Developer • Current Employee

Pros: Good if you get good projects.

Cons: All support projects are there. The managers are some of the worst managers who don't have ethics.

3.0
Good Projects, Awful Managers
Software Developer • Current Employee
June 21, 2022
Pros: Good if you get good projects.
Cons: All support projects are there. The managers are some of the worst managers who don't have ethics.

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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