Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California
May 1, 2025
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The interview was an automated online assessment where I had 45 minutes to answer two LeetCode-style questions. This was done on the HackerRank platform and had to be completed within seven days of receiving the email.
Questions
One of the questions was to write a program to remove twins within an array.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 10 interview experiences for the IBM Software Engineer role in San Jose, California.
Success Rate
30%
Pass Rate
IBM's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Jose, California is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive40%
Neutral40%
Negative20%
Candidates reported having good feelings for IBM's Software Engineer interview process in San Jose, California.
IBM Work Experiences
5.0
Good Balance, Low Pay
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
June 27, 2025
Pros: Good work-life balance, cool.
Cons: Payment rate not too high.
3.0
Nice Team, Low Salary
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
May 15, 2025
Pros: Nice team and tech stack.
Cons: Salary is low and needs to be revised.
3.0
It is kind of messy.
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
April 13, 2025
Pros: Work-life balance is pretty good, almost too good.
Cons: The org is kind everywhere.
- 5.0Good Balance, Low PaySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesJune 27, 2025Pros: Good work-life balance, cool.Cons: Payment rate not too high.
- 3.0Nice Team, Low SalarySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesMay 15, 2025Pros: Nice team and tech stack.Cons: Salary is low and needs to be revised.
- 3.0It is kind of messy.Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesApril 13, 2025Pros: Work-life balance is pretty good, almost too good.Cons: The org is kind everywhere.
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