Software Engineer Intern Interview Experience - San Jose, California
Process
I received a message from a hiring manager at IBM. He mentioned that he selected me from thousands of resumes and would like to speak with me by phone. We then scheduled a phone interview for about half a week later.
The manager called and chatted with me for about half an hour. The conversation focused mainly on my past project experience, as listed on my resume. After that, he asked me to go to IBM SVL to meet their lead.
In SVL, I met their project lead and spoke for about half an hour. He introduced their project and asked me some questions about my experience that matched their project technology. What I recall is some technology related to JAVA, JBoss, and JMS. My answers regarding JBoss were not strong, and I suspect that's why I was rejected.
About half a week later, I received a rejection letter. I was a little surprised because I had spoken happily with the IBM representatives, and I hadn't even been asked to a technical interview yet.
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Interview Statistics
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Success Rate
IBM's interview process for their Software Engineer Intern roles in San Jose, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for IBM's Software Engineer Intern interview process in San Jose, California.
IBM Work Experiences
- 4.0Good starter place.Software Engineer Intern • Former EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesJanuary 22, 2025Pros: WLB is good, with decent pay.Cons: We need to work hard to find growth opportunities.
- 5.0Great Team, Management ConcernsSoftware Engineer Intern • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesSeptember 7, 2020Pros: The team I worked with was full of friendly and helping people. I worked during the pandemic remotely, and IBM made sure that the remote experience was a success.Cons: Management at the upper levels has been in decline for years. Lots of layoffs over the years.
- 4.0It is what you make of it.Software Engineer Intern • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesJanuary 21, 2016Pros: Management notices when you work hard. Flexibility in hours for interns. Working from home is an option.Cons: Not much motivation to work on campus. The food is terrible and the offices feel like prisons.
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