IBM

Solutions Architect Interview Experience - Toronto, Canada

June 1, 2022

Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The first round was a panel interview with two interviewers. It was a one-hour remote interview conducted via video conference in Toronto.

The second round was scheduled with the hiring manager but did not happen.

Results from the first round were not communicated (I assume I failed :-( ).

Questions

Technical discussion on architecture-related tasks performed in prior projects.

SRE concepts, how services interact and handle failure, and Red Hat Cloud Services.

Weightage is given to technical experience compared to domain knowledge.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the IBM Solutions Architect role in Toronto, Ontario.

Success Rate

50%

Pass Rate

IBM's interview process for their Solutions Architect roles in Toronto, Ontario is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive50%

Neutral50%

Negative0%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for IBM's Solutions Architect interview process in Toronto, Ontario.

IBM Work Experiences

Culture and Work Ethics

Solutions Architect • Current Employee

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Pros: High quality culture and work ethics.

Cons: The salary could be more competitive to the market standard.

Culture and Work Ethics

Solutions Architect • Current Employee

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Pros: High quality culture and work ethics.

Cons: The salary could be more competitive to the market standard.

Lots of opportunities, but requires personal drive to succeed

Solutions Architect • Current Employee

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Pros: IBM offers employees the opportunity to work on interesting and very complex client engagements. It is up to the employee to seek out opportunities and let management know of their interests to pursue certain projects or to move to other areas of the business.

Cons: Getting promoted or recognized at IBM is a complex process. It requires the employee to invest a lot of time to submit a promotion package or to submit applications for internal awards.

Lots of opportunities, but requires personal drive to succeed

Solutions Architect • Current Employee

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Pros: IBM offers employees the opportunity to work on interesting and very complex client engagements. It is up to the employee to seek out opportunities and let management know of their interests to pursue certain projects or to move to other areas of the business.

Cons: Getting promoted or recognized at IBM is a complex process. It requires the employee to invest a lot of time to submit a promotion package or to submit applications for internal awards.

Great Learning, Felt Impersonal

Solutions Architect • Current Employee

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

September 20, 2019

Pros: Excellent training opportunities, constant learning.

Cons: Very large, can be impersonal.

Great Learning, Felt Impersonal

Solutions Architect • Current Employee

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

September 20, 2019

Pros: Excellent training opportunities, constant learning.

Cons: Very large, can be impersonal.

Culture and Work Ethics

Solutions Architect • Current Employee

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Pros: High quality culture and work ethics.

Cons: The salary could be more competitive to the market standard.

5.0
Culture and Work Ethics
Solutions Architect • Current Employee
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
May 23, 2024
Pros: High quality culture and work ethics.
Cons: The salary could be more competitive to the market standard.

Lots of opportunities, but requires personal drive to succeed

Solutions Architect • Current Employee

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Pros: IBM offers employees the opportunity to work on interesting and very complex client engagements. It is up to the employee to seek out opportunities and let management know of their interests to pursue certain projects or to move to other areas of the business.

Cons: Getting promoted or recognized at IBM is a complex process. It requires the employee to invest a lot of time to submit a promotion package or to submit applications for internal awards.

4.0
Lots of opportunities, but requires personal drive to succeed
Solutions Architect • Current Employee
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
July 17, 2014
Pros: IBM offers employees the opportunity to work on interesting and very complex client engagements. It is up to the employee to seek out opportunities and let management know of their interests to pursue certain projects or to move to other areas of the business.
Cons: Getting promoted or recognized at IBM is a complex process. It requires the employee to invest a lot of time to submit a promotion package or to submit applications for internal awards.

Great Learning, Felt Impersonal

Solutions Architect • Current Employee

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

September 20, 2019

Pros: Excellent training opportunities, constant learning.

Cons: Very large, can be impersonal.

5.0
Great Learning, Felt Impersonal
Solutions Architect • Current Employee
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
September 20, 2019
Pros: Excellent training opportunities, constant learning.
Cons: Very large, can be impersonal.

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.

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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.

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