Good People, Layoff Risk
Good People, Layoff Risk
Good work-life balance from a new IBMer's perspective. Really great people who are fantastic at what they do (even to the point where they work weekends, but again, this isn’t expected). WFH (before COVID) was great too, assuming your team allows it.
Salary not as competitive as other companies.
RA (the term for layoffs) can happen every other year to engineers that are in a business unit that’s not the latest and greatest, regardless of your performance or age.
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Senior Software Engineer
It was a phone screen for about 30 to 45 minutes, focusing on the concepts of what I have done. The discussion centered on networking and OS concepts. Then, there was a direct onsite interview. This focused on C coding, reversing a linked list, and
Senior Software Engineer
This was a two-step process: 1. The first step was a video interview where they asked about core Java concepts like String and Collections, and then a bit about the Spring Framework. 2. The second step was a managerial round, which included a few
Senior Software Engineer
Standard questions were not too bad. I should study OO concepts. This is another question, and another question, and another question, and another question. I need to get to 30 words; hopefully, this does it.
Senior Software Engineer
San Jose, California, United StatesJanuary 1, 2014It was a phone screen for about 30 to 45 minutes, focusing on the concepts of what I have done. The discussion centered on networking and OS concepts. Then, there was a direct onsite interview. This focused on C coding, reversing a linked list, and
Senior Software Engineer
Mumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaApril 1, 2021This was a two-step process: 1. The first step was a video interview where they asked about core Java concepts like String and Collections, and then a bit about the Spring Framework. 2. The second step was a managerial round, which included a few
Senior Software Engineer
United StatesNovember 2, 2022Standard questions were not too bad. I should study OO concepts. This is another question, and another question, and another question, and another question. I need to get to 30 words; hopefully, this does it.
