IBM

Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - Toronto, Canada

January 1, 2014

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Process

Applied online on their website.

Some weeks later, I received an email and a phone call from IBM about the interview.

I completed one phone interview, which was mostly about introducing myself and my background.

This was followed by an on-site interview at the Warden, Toronto office with two software managers.

Questions

Basic knowledge of OOP languages, mostly in Java.
Past experience developing software.
Sorting, hashing, and all the typical software questions are expected.
Basic knowledge of an Agile development environment.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 8 interview experiences for the IBM Software Engineer (Internship) role in Toronto, Ontario.

Success Rate

38%

Pass Rate

IBM's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in Toronto, Ontario is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive50%

Neutral25%

Negative25%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for IBM's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in Toronto, Ontario.

IBM Work Experiences

Great Learning, Hard To Shine

Software Engineer (Internship) • Former Employee

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Pros: 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.

Great Learning, Hard To Shine

Software Engineer (Internship) • Former Employee

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Pros: 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.

Diverse, Progressive Thinking and Dynamic Work Environment

Staff Software Developer • Current Employee

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Pros: Great at work-life balance.

Cons: Overtime is necessary but seems to be the norm everywhere.

Diverse, Progressive Thinking and Dynamic Work Environment

Staff Software Developer • Current Employee

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Pros: Great at work-life balance.

Cons: Overtime is necessary but seems to be the norm everywhere.

Experience varies from team to team, and depends on individual managers

Software Developer • Former Employee

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Pros: Average pay compared to industry standards, with good vacation/work-life balance flexibility. Some people on my team worked from home most of the time.

Cons: Some managers seemed great; some were bent on justifying themselves and their teams to upper management with every breath. A lot of events and customer-driven initiatives just pile on buzzwords that no one really understands, like: * deep learning * cognitive solutions * blockchain

Experience varies from team to team, and depends on individual managers

Software Developer • Former Employee

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Pros: Average pay compared to industry standards, with good vacation/work-life balance flexibility. Some people on my team worked from home most of the time.

Cons: Some managers seemed great; some were bent on justifying themselves and their teams to upper management with every breath. A lot of events and customer-driven initiatives just pile on buzzwords that no one really understands, like: * deep learning * cognitive solutions * blockchain

Great Learning, Hard To Shine

Software Engineer (Internship) • Former Employee

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Pros: 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.

5.0
Great Learning, Hard To Shine
Software Engineer (Internship) • Former Employee
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
March 14, 2021
Pros: 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.

Diverse, Progressive Thinking and Dynamic Work Environment

Staff Software Developer • Current Employee

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Pros: Great at work-life balance.

Cons: Overtime is necessary but seems to be the norm everywhere.

5.0
Diverse, Progressive Thinking and Dynamic Work Environment
Staff Software Developer • Current Employee
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
June 12, 2008
Pros: Great at work-life balance.
Cons: Overtime is necessary but seems to be the norm everywhere.

Experience varies from team to team, and depends on individual managers

Software Developer • Former Employee

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Pros: Average pay compared to industry standards, with good vacation/work-life balance flexibility. Some people on my team worked from home most of the time.

Cons: Some managers seemed great; some were bent on justifying themselves and their teams to upper management with every breath. A lot of events and customer-driven initiatives just pile on buzzwords that no one really understands, like: * deep learning * cognitive solutions * blockchain

3.0
Experience varies from team to team, and depends on individual managers
Software Developer • Former Employee
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
July 17, 2019
Pros: Average pay compared to industry standards, with good vacation/work-life balance flexibility. Some people on my team worked from home most of the time.
Cons: Some managers seemed great; some were bent on justifying themselves and their teams to upper management with every breath. A lot of events and customer-driven initiatives just pile on buzzwords that no one really understands, like: * deep learning * cognitive solutions * blockchain

IBM Interview Questions

Integer to Roman

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.

ArraysStringsGreedy Algorithms

Exclusive Time of Functions

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.

Best Time to Buy and Sell Stock

You're given daily stock prices. Find the maximum profit you can make by buying and selling the stock once. You must buy before you sell.

ArraysDynamic Programming

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