Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
February 1, 2009
Neutral ExperienceGot Offer
Process
I had a phone interview with the hiring manager for an hour, mostly technical skills. Then, I had an in-person interview with three team members, focused mostly on different areas like Java and DB. Finally, I had an HR interview.
Questions
How do you debug an application or system crash?
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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
50%
Pass 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
Positive80%
Neutral20%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for IBM's Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
IBM Work Experiences
3.0
SE for sales support
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
May 12, 2024
Pros: Good training ground, will help future job.
Cons: The company cares more for revenue than employees. It's not the same anymore.
4.0
Big Big Big, Nice Office
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
November 5, 2020
Pros: Big big big big big
Cons: Software new leadership, nice office.
3.0
Exciting technology, especially in AI
Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
September 3, 2020
Pros: Good company, but could do better to be at the same level with other tech employers.
Cons: Could pay better and job security.
- 3.0SE for sales supportSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesMay 12, 2024Pros: Good training ground, will help future job.Cons: The company cares more for revenue than employees. It's not the same anymore.
- 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.
- 3.0Exciting technology, especially in AISoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeptember 3, 2020Pros: Good company, but could do better to be at the same level with other tech employers.Cons: Could pay better and job security.
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