Software Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York
August 30, 2024
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The interview process started with an email that included a coding challenge to be completed within a given timeframe. This was a LeetCode-style coding challenge and was issued before any human contact. I am not sure if this is given to every candidate.
Questions
LeetCode-style coding questions online.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 39 interview experiences for the IBM Software Engineer role in New York, New York.
Success Rate
26%
Pass Rate
IBM's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in New York, New York is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive41%
Neutral46%
Negative13%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for IBM's Software Engineer interview process in New York, New York.
IBM Work Experiences
5.0
Good place to work
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
November 30, 2025
Pros: Great people, good work-life balance, and interesting work.
Cons: Can be slow at times.
3.0
IBM has its good parts, and those not so good.
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
November 12, 2025
Pros: Good working environment. Great colleagues.
Cons: Senior management's vision is centered on the bottom line, at the expense of actual innovation and product quality. They make decisions without taking much into account the state of their business.
5.0
IBM research is very friendly and relaxed.
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
September 14, 2025
Pros: A very relaxed and respectful place. Everyone is nice and supportive, and there is very good work-life balance. I will be forever grateful for the opportunity to work here.
Cons: The technologies we used are kinda outdated. All the critical scalability issues are handled by the product team, so maybe not the best place if you want to be working on the state-of-the-art stuff.
- 5.0Good place to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesNovember 30, 2025Pros: Great people, good work-life balance, and interesting work.Cons: Can be slow at times.
- 3.0IBM has its good parts, and those not so good.Software Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesNovember 12, 2025Pros: Good working environment. Great colleagues.Cons: Senior management's vision is centered on the bottom line, at the expense of actual innovation and product quality. They make decisions without taking much into account the state of their business.
- 5.0IBM research is very friendly and relaxed.Software Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesSeptember 14, 2025Pros: A very relaxed and respectful place. Everyone is nice and supportive, and there is very good work-life balance. I will be forever grateful for the opportunity to work here.Cons: The technologies we used are kinda outdated. All the critical scalability issues are handled by the product team, so maybe not the best place if you want to be working on the state-of-the-art stuff.
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