Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
A couple of phone screens, with plenty of discussion on experience and past projects, led up to a single on-site. This entailed meeting with multiple engineering teams, further discussion of experience and past projects, followed by whiteboarding.
Questions
Given an array with ['a1', 'a2', ..., 'aN', 'b1', 'b2', ..., 'bN', 'c1', 'c2', ..., 'cN'], stagger the subarrays so it becomes ['a1', 'b1', 'c1', 'a2', 'b2', 'c2', ..., 'aN', 'bN', 'cN'].
The optimal solution requires linear-time sorting and constant space complexity.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 10 interview experiences for the IBM Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
IBM's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for IBM's Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
IBM Work Experiences
- 3.0Watson Software DeveloperSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesMarch 12, 2017Pros: A universally recognized software company. Individual teams have a high level of self-autonomy.Cons: Ancient, inoperable legacy software (Lotus Notes). No automation of new employee onboarding, including direct payroll. No consistency for career development paths nor information between teams. Disingenuous, overzealous marketing overselling Watson capabilities and technology.
- 4.0Big Big Big, Nice OfficeSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesNovember 5, 2020Pros: Big big big big bigCons: Software new leadership, nice office.
- 4.0Great experience for my first jobSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJuly 30, 2021Pros: I liked the flexibility of work hours and could balance well with work and home.Cons: For me personally, I had to commute for a long time, and that didn't help. But it might work well for most of them.
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