IBM Software Engineer Java Developer interview questions
based on 77 ratings - Updated Jan 29, 2026
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Software Engineer Java Developer applicants have rated the interview process at IBM with 3 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 Java Developer roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 1 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 Java Developer according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Drug test: 33%
Presentation: 33%
Phone interview: 33%
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I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at IBM
Interview
First I had the HR interview, which was ok, with all the classic questions.
The second one was the Tech interview, that had questions of Junior-Mid level about OOP, SOLID, Spring, Hibernate and Rest API.
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Question 1
JAVA 8+, OOP, SOLID, Spring, Hibernate and Rest API.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at IBM (Londra, Inghilterra) in Jun 2022
Interview
Very cold process, no empathy, just question-silence and reply. The kinds of question are basically an university test, far from the real job profile. Basically I am shy and I fail to have a simple conversation.