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.
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I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at IBM (Austin, TX) in Aug 2024
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Online Assessment followed by phone screening and behavioral interview after. They were very slow to respond after the initial OA, however. They ghosted me after my second interview and I have not from them since.
I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at IBM (Guadalajara, Jalisco) in Sep 2024
Interview
es muy largo como por ejemplo inicia todo muy bien después es la segunda etapa y todo esto muy comodo la verdad desde el inicio de la entrevista pero para eso anteriormente se debe estar preparado con todo los conocimientos posibles que debes adquirir durante tu carrera
Got an initial programming assesment, consisted of 3 questions: 2 LC easy and 1 LC medium. Got an automatic response back with an accuracy percentage and a confirmation email for my next steps.