Staff Software Engineer Interview Experience - India
December 21, 2024
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
There will be two technical interviews followed by a manager round. After that, there will be an HR round to discuss compensation. Following that, an offer letter will be shared. Finally, a link will be provided to upload documents.
Questions
Some questions related to Docker/Kubernetes.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 7 interview experiences for the IBM Staff Software Engineer role in India.
Success Rate
71%
Pass Rate
IBM's interview process for their Staff Software Engineer roles in India is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
Neutral0%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for IBM's Staff Software Engineer interview process in India.
IBM Work Experiences
2.0
Hire and Fire
Staff Software Engineer • Former Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
November 13, 2025
Pros: Competitive Salary
Joining Bonus
WLB (Totally based on project and seniors/Manager)
Hybrid work culture
Free courses to learn
Yearly events and parties
Cons: Hire and Fire policy: every year or two years, mandatory layoffs will happen.
Employees will be picked by PM based on some random criteria, tagged as low performers, and forced to resign. There's no option for internal transfer.
Too much favoritism.
Internal politics.
No proper HR team. Anything required must go through some AI bot, which will take eternity to get what we need.
No proper knowledge transfer will be given, as they are scared people will learn and replace them.
2.0
Good Benefits, Poor Leadership & Communication
Staff Software Engineer • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
October 30, 2025
Pros: Honestly, I couldn’t identify any real pros during my time here.
Cons: Internal politics: reports of a political culture and high turnover depending on leadership.
4.0
Overall, a good experience
Staff Software Engineer • Former Employee
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
September 15, 2025
Pros: Engaging work and a good team to work with.
Cons: Not enough clarity on overall mission.
- 2.0Hire and FireStaff Software Engineer • Former EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaNovember 13, 2025Pros: Competitive Salary Joining Bonus WLB (Totally based on project and seniors/Manager) Hybrid work culture Free courses to learn Yearly events and partiesCons: Hire and Fire policy: every year or two years, mandatory layoffs will happen. Employees will be picked by PM based on some random criteria, tagged as low performers, and forced to resign. There's no option for internal transfer. Too much favoritism. Internal politics. No proper HR team. Anything required must go through some AI bot, which will take eternity to get what we need. No proper knowledge transfer will be given, as they are scared people will learn and replace them.
- 2.0Good Benefits, Poor Leadership & CommunicationStaff Software Engineer • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaOctober 30, 2025Pros: Honestly, I couldn’t identify any real pros during my time here.Cons: Internal politics: reports of a political culture and high turnover depending on leadership.
- 4.0Overall, a good experienceStaff Software Engineer • Former EmployeeOttawa, Ontario, CanadaSeptember 15, 2025Pros: Engaging work and a good team to work with.Cons: Not enough clarity on overall mission.
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