Staff Software Engineer (Band 7 Software Developer) Interview Experience - Durham, North Carolina
March 1, 2015
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Process
Two phone interviews, about 45 minutes each, followed by an onsite that was more of a "meet the team and make sure you aren't a weirdo" than a technical onsite. Overall, it was pretty easy.
Questions
Reverse a linked list in place using only constant memory.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the IBM Staff Software Engineer (Band 7 Software Developer) role in Durham, North Carolina.
Success Rate
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Pass Rate
IBM's interview process for their Staff Software Engineer (Band 7 Software Developer) roles in Durham, North Carolina is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
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Candidates reported having very good feelings for IBM's Staff Software Engineer (Band 7 Software Developer) interview process in Durham, North Carolina.
IBM Work Experiences
3.0
Good team, bad company
Staff Software Engineer (Band 7 Software Developer) • Current Employee
Durham, North Carolina, United States
March 3, 2016
Pros: Tons of opportunity to learn new things. My team is great and very helpful. My manager is the most technically knowledgeable boss I've ever had, and the area is great.
Just got moved to the new agile workspace, and it's nice and clean and open.
Work from home and a decent amount of company credit to get things like monitors and the like.
Cons: Hard to get promotions. Raises suck. Bonuses suck compared to last job. Benefits have been cut hard, even in the year I've been here. To the higher-ups, you are just another cog in the wheel, and they don't care.
4.0
Good to start your career
Staff Software Engineer (Band 7 Software Developer) • Current Employee
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
December 4, 2024
Pros: Great work culture and environment
Cons: Nothing as of now to say.
3.0
Talent Mixed With Mediocrity
Staff Software Engineer (Band 7 Software Developer) • Current Employee
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
February 1, 2016
Pros: Lots of talented co-workers.
Large choice of products to work on (that's my experience in Software Group).
Reasonable pay.
Cons: For every talented worker, there are several mediocrities.
Lots of talk about culture change, but there's so much inertia.
The ratings system often pits people against each other.
Bonuses? Meager, if they make an appearance at all.
- 3.0Good team, bad companyStaff Software Engineer (Band 7 Software Developer) • Current EmployeeDurham, North Carolina, United StatesMarch 3, 2016Pros: Tons of opportunity to learn new things. My team is great and very helpful. My manager is the most technically knowledgeable boss I've ever had, and the area is great. Just got moved to the new agile workspace, and it's nice and clean and open. Work from home and a decent amount of company credit to get things like monitors and the like.Cons: Hard to get promotions. Raises suck. Bonuses suck compared to last job. Benefits have been cut hard, even in the year I've been here. To the higher-ups, you are just another cog in the wheel, and they don't care.
- 4.0Good to start your careerStaff Software Engineer (Band 7 Software Developer) • Current EmployeeMumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaDecember 4, 2024Pros: Great work culture and environmentCons: Nothing as of now to say.
- 3.0Talent Mixed With MediocrityStaff Software Engineer (Band 7 Software Developer) • Current EmployeeToronto, Ontario, CanadaFebruary 1, 2016Pros: Lots of talented co-workers. Large choice of products to work on (that's my experience in Software Group). Reasonable pay.Cons: For every talented worker, there are several mediocrities. Lots of talk about culture change, but there's so much inertia. The ratings system often pits people against each other. Bonuses? Meager, if they make an appearance at all.
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