IBM

Software Engineer Interview Experience - United States

October 4, 2025

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The online assessment consists of two LeetCode questions, completed within a 60-minute window.

Highlights and auto-complete features are available.

The goal is to pass all test cases, including hidden ones. You can also run custom test cases, which is fairly standard for this type of assessment.

The assessment is proctored.

Questions

Tell me a project you are proud of.

Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 362 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%

Negative14%

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

IBM Interview Questions

Integer to Roman

Medium

Convert a given integer into its Roman numeral representation. You need to understand the mapping between integer values and Roman symbols to perform the conversion accurately.

ArraysStrings

Exclusive Time of Functions

Medium

Calculate the exclusive execution time for each function given a series of log entries marking function calls and returns. The exclusive time is the time spent within a function, not including time spent in its callees.

StacksArrays

Fizz Buzz

Easy

Write a program that prints numbers from 1 to n, replacing multiples of 3 with "Fizz", multiples of 5 with "Buzz", and multiples of both with "FizzBuzz".

ArraysStrings