Software Developer applicants have rated the interview process at IBM with 2.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Developer roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at IBM overall takes an average of 25 days.
Common stages of the interview process at IBM as a Software Developer according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 50%
One on one interview: 25%
Skills test: 25%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
Online 45 minute interview, where they ask basic questions about java fundamentals. They go through all of your CV and quiz you on the skills you have listed. They test you on the functionality on small easy coding functions
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What are the four main pillars of OOP and explain them
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at IBM (Napoli) in Jan 2024
Interview
Ho applicato online e ho sostenuto il processo online.
Sono stato chiamato per fissare un colloquio tecnico dopo aver fatto un leggero approfondimento telefonico.
Il tecnico è stato molto tranquillo, sono stato sin da subito messo a mio agio.
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Question 1
commenta l sql, cosa fa questo codice java/python
cos'è un container
I applied online. I interviewed at IBM (Chennai) in Oct 2025
Interview
The interviewer were friendly and made me feel comfortable then started with the interview . Asked me questions from the core concepts, then followed by my resume projects . You need to know what you have done in your resume and why you did or opted those.
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Question 1
They asked me in HR how did I tackle when a situation got out of my hands?