IBM Software Engineer Internship interview questions
based on 157 ratings - Updated May 13, 2026
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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.
Common stages of the interview process at IBM as a Software Engineer Internship according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 100%
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I applied through college or university. I interviewed at IBM
Interview
I went through IBM's screening test and HackerRank challenge. After those, I was invited to a technical interview with a manager. Once through that, I went through a resume review/behavioral interview with another manager.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe your experience with front-end frameworks
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at IBM in Jan 2020
Interview
Two rounds for this process. Phone chat and coding technical interview with group of engineers. Basic very easy question from leet code. Got back to me within a couple week.
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at IBM (San Francisco, CA) in Jan 2020
Interview
There was a hacker rank challenge, 2 aptitude tests that I had to take. The hacker rank challenge was an average difficulty. Recruiter wanted to schedule a call but never followed up, even after I gave my availability.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
FIle I/O, String Manipulation, Circular linked list