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%
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Phone interview: 33%
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I applied online. I interviewed at IBM (Bucarest, ) in Sep 2021
Interview
Interview lasted for 2 hours. At start they asked about my experience and projects and then they started asking technical questions. In the end they gave two problems to solve
I applied online. The process took 12 months. I interviewed at IBM (Il Cairo, ) in Aug 2021
Interview
All this is about Egypt Branch.
First, I got a response on a job I applied for after almost 1 year, I go through 2 technical interviews.
The first one was very nice, I have good experience in Java and make many projects, it was like a friendly conversation.
The second one was like the first one, but with more questions about me, why do you need to join IBM? and many questions like that.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at IBM (Poona) in Oct 2021
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2 rounds , 1st round was easy, in the second round the delivery manager offered some amount, and starts threatening that "ok so u don't look happy with this so I am rejecting you" don't waste your time in interview with ibm