Software Engineer Interview Experience - Rochester, Minnesota
Process
My current manager contacted me out of the blue. He pulled my resume from a stack of applications from previous IBM interviews where I had not been successful.
He then scheduled a phone interview for a week or two later.
During the phone interview, several team members took turns asking questions about my experiences and expertise.
Questions
How have you resolved conflicts during any group projects you had in your college classes?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 6 interview experiences for the IBM Software Engineer role in Rochester, Minnesota.
Success Rate
IBM's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Rochester, Minnesota is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for IBM's Software Engineer interview process in Rochester, Minnesota.
IBM Work Experiences
- 5.0Great place to workSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeRochester, Minnesota, United StatesMarch 17, 2025Pros: Pays well. Friendly people. Good location.Cons: If you are in MN, it gets cold in the winter.
- 2.0The vaccine mandate was not handled well.Software Engineer • Former EmployeeRochester, Minnesota, United StatesJuly 10, 2024Pros: Free snacks for employees. Some renovations are being done of run-down areas.Cons: The company played a dangerous game of chicken with its employees over the vaccine mandate. The unvaxxed had to file an exemption by a certain date and get it approved. However, the approval process took longer than that date. They were allowed to continue working, but they never knew if their exemption would be approved. IBM was also working on building a vaccine passport system. They allowed vaxxed people to come to work, but the unvaxxed had to stay home. This caused a lot of hand-wringing and encouraged an us vs. them mentality.
- 4.0Slow but SecureSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeRochester, Minnesota, United StatesSeptember 12, 2023Pros: Job security. Doesn't require much outside/industry standard knowledge to be an effective employee.Cons: Lots of legacy code and processes. Requires a lot of problem-solving and analytical ability to be efficient.
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