IBM Software Developer Internship interview questions
based on 157 ratings - Updated May 13, 2026
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Software Developer 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 Developer 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.
Common stages of the interview process at IBM as a Software Developer Internship according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 100%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at IBM
Interview
I was contacted by a recuiter after I submitted the resume in the career fair. I first finished three hours online testing with video and some algorithms and then a phone interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
everything about the resume. some thing about hashmap
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at IBM (Durham, NC) in Jan 2017
Interview
pretty average but there was a big delay after i got a verbal approval and received the actual offer. one thing to keep in mind is that everything is slow at IBM. after we went through my background, honestly the interviewers did not have much to ask me. we discussed about the projects I worked on and my research during my PhD.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at IBM (Toronto, ON) in Jan 2014
Interview
Applied online on their website. Some weeks later got an email and phone call from IBM about the interview. Did one phone interview mostly about introducing yourself and your background. Followed by on-site interview at the Warden, Toronto office with two software managers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Basic knowledge of OOP language, mostly in Java
2. Your past experience developing software
3 . Sorting, hashing, all the typical software questions are expected
4. Basic knowledge of Agile dev environment