Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - Austin, Texas
Process
The first step was the HireVue coding challenge. The questions on it were fairly simple, though talking to the camera to record your answers made for an odd experience. I became quite nervous recording my responses.
About a week later, I emailed my recruiter to inquire about the status of my application. The next day, they emailed me back to schedule a time for the Guru interview, which I completed soon after.
The interviewer was very professional and didn't "stoneface" me, as has happened in interviews with other companies. The coding questions in the Guru interview were even easier than those in the initial coding challenge. I felt I performed well overall and am hopefully expecting an offer.
Questions
A variant of FizzBuzz
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IBM's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in Austin, Texas is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
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IBM Work Experiences
- 5.0Great Learning, Hard To ShineSoftware Engineer (Internship) • Former EmployeeManchester, England, United KingdomMarch 14, 2021Pros: Great industry experience, as well as giving back and learning opportunities.Cons: Large company, so it can be difficult to shine out from the crowd.
- 2.0Work if you can put up with the management BSSenior Hardware Engineer • Current EmployeeAustin, Texas, United StatesNovember 18, 2008Pros: Good pay, some flexibility... really depends if you work in Hardware or Software. Payscale is good compared to other companies, at least in Austin.Cons: Offshoring, a complex management system. Likes to make everything, every single thing, way too complicated. Management does not value employee loyalty and experience. If they don't need you, then you are out. Management keeps changing often. It's hard to focus when your management keeps on reorganizing every 4-6 months. By the time you get comfortable working with one manager, you have another manager and his style to adapt to. Employee morale is also low because of this.
- 4.0IBM: A Place to Work?Hardware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeAustin, Texas, United StatesOctober 18, 2021Pros: IBM has many diverse avenues to travel in any career direction. If one gets tired of their job, they can look within IBM and move to something different within their field of training or something completely different. IBM strives to encourage teamwork and mentoring, so moving to another job can be a good experience.Cons: There are some areas where IBM has managed to understaff, which can cause undue stress. They try to encourage open communication across all levels of management, but sometimes it seems the communication lands on deaf ears. One has to take the recognition and not stress on the ignored.
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