Process
A phone interview with three interviewers.
Questions
Not difficult.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 6 interview experiences for the IBM Software Development Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
50%
Pass Rate
IBM's interview process for their Software Development Engineer roles in the United States is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive33%
Neutral67%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for IBM's Software Development Engineer interview process in United States.
IBM Work Experiences
2.0
Smart People, Toxic Culture
Software Development Engineer • Former Employee
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
July 24, 2023
Pros: You get to work with very smart people on interesting projects.
Cons: Management lives and dies by share price. Backstabbing is rampant. They love to buy little companies, have no idea how to integrate or run them, then run them into the ground and sell them off.
3.0
Good Projects, Poor Management
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
October 14, 2024
Pros: The leave policy is better.
Projects are good.
Cons: Managers are not good on the service side.
2.0
Employees Don't Matter
Software Development Engineer • Former Employee
Tucson, Arizona, United States
September 9, 2015
Pros: 3 weeks vacation (starting)
Decent compensation
Good people on the lower levels
Cons: Terrible upper-level management.
Constant layoffs (three rounds in the 10 months I was there).
- 2.0Smart People, Toxic CultureSoftware Development Engineer • Former EmployeeCleveland, Ohio, United StatesJuly 24, 2023Pros: You get to work with very smart people on interesting projects.Cons: Management lives and dies by share price. Backstabbing is rampant. They love to buy little companies, have no idea how to integrate or run them, then run them into the ground and sell them off.
- 3.0Good Projects, Poor ManagementSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeOctober 14, 2024Pros: The leave policy is better. Projects are good.Cons: Managers are not good on the service side.
- 2.0Employees Don't MatterSoftware Development Engineer • Former EmployeeTucson, Arizona, United StatesSeptember 9, 2015Pros: 3 weeks vacation (starting) Decent compensation Good people on the lower levelsCons: Terrible upper-level management. Constant layoffs (three rounds in the 10 months I was there).
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