IBM Software Engineer(Internship) interview questions
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Software Engineer(Internship) applicants have rated the interview process at IBM with 2.5 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 Engineer(Internship) roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at IBM overall takes an average of 25 days.
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at IBM (San Jose, CA) in Mar 2018
Interview
First, they give you a link to complete online. However, the questions were very hard, unless you are talent. And you also are an experienced coder but they were hiring for an internship (undergraduated)
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Asking about using array in a string and multiple lines.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at IBM (Research Triangle Park, NC) in Apr 2019
Interview
Got two home assignment questions related to JavaScript(One was Angular and one was with any JS framework for API Management ). Got a call after a week for an onsite interview. Questions related to Work experience, projects and past experience.
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1. Angular JS and Node JS integration question to find the sum of n numbers using Web UI
2. API management question using React/Angular/Vue
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at IBM in Feb 2019
Interview
Got the first round of interview through referral. Not much about the tech aka coding interview but need to understand some concept they've been using. Second round is hiring manager interview, IBM CIO office doesn't take CPT for international students.
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How much do you know about REST api and microservices.
Any experience in Docker