IBM - big, wonderful, scary place
IBM - big, wonderful, scary place
IBM is huge with 10Ks of products, 340K employees, and unlimited potential.
When you figure out how to work with and use IBM's size, you can delight your clients, make a good living, work with people who become your friends, and on rare occasions get an amazing reward like going to Hawaii with a friend for Best of IBM (only 1K go).
IBM is huge, with 10Ks of products, 340K employees, and unlimited ways to get lost or feel unwanted. Some areas also just don't succeed. It takes brains, heart, guts, and a little bit of luck, but that is true anywhere.
Continue to clarify what is staying the same and what is changing.
Even if I'm the last person off the ship, I'll do it if I know it is for a good cause. If you are not clear, I just think I got forgotten.
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IBM Interview Questions
IBM Interview Experiences
Entry Level Software Engineer
The first round is the Online Assessment. You are given 60 minutes to solve two easy-to-medium LeetCode-style questions. If you know your fundamentals, you should be fine. Topics ranged from strings, arrays, and math.
Software Developer
It was tricky, but moderate, and I was able to crack the interview and passed to the next round of the exam for the given company. Unsuccessfully, I did not pass it and didn't get the offer letter.
Software Engineer
Core Java & OOP What are the four pillars of Object-Oriented Programming? Can you explain each with examples? Difference between an abstract class and an interface? When do you use which one? What is polymorphism? Explain compile-time vs run-time
Entry Level Software Engineer
United StatesNovember 24, 2025The first round is the Online Assessment. You are given 60 minutes to solve two easy-to-medium LeetCode-style questions. If you know your fundamentals, you should be fine. Topics ranged from strings, arrays, and math.
Software Developer
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaNovember 24, 2025It was tricky, but moderate, and I was able to crack the interview and passed to the next round of the exam for the given company. Unsuccessfully, I did not pass it and didn't get the offer letter.
Software Engineer
Bengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaNovember 24, 2025Core Java & OOP What are the four pillars of Object-Oriented Programming? Can you explain each with examples? Difference between an abstract class and an interface? When do you use which one? What is polymorphism? Explain compile-time vs run-time
