IBM

I never got to speak to a recruiter. Before they even phone screened me, they sent me a three-hour coding test. I thought this was a bit absurd, as this is a long amount of time to spend so early in the process, but I eventually decided to do it. I

Applied online. About a week later, I received an email saying I should take IBM's coding challenge. The coding challenge was a Hirevue pre-recorded webcam interview which lasted about three hours.

The process was very simple. I interviewed with two engineers. I struggled to be honest, but I don't think the questions were that difficult. I would recommend studying common practices and design-related questions.