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Software Engineer Interview Experience

November 1, 2015
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Process

Phone screen followed by a full-day interview on-site, including lunch with the team. The day will be split into five 1-1.5 hour interviews with the project lead, lead software architect, and two software engineers from within the team. There will be a mix of behavioral and technical questions from all interviewers, with proportions ranging from 50/50 to 100% technical. Expect a mix of whiteboarding, coding on paper, and walking through a code sample from one of your earlier projects, with many open-ended "Why did I write it that way?" questions.

Questions

Write a function to compare two strings and determine if they are the same.

Write a method to flatten and re-arrange a JSON structure.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 363 interview experiences for the IBM Software Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

39%
Pass Rate

IBM's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United States is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive53%
Neutral33%
Negative13%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for IBM's Software Engineer interview process in United States.

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