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      Entry Level Software Engineer Interview

      Oct 21, 2016
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at IBM in Sep 2016

      Interview

      Was sent the IBM coding challenge a day or two after I applied. The challenge consisted of 7-8 questions: 3 were coding problems that you have to solve & the remainder were a mix of behaviorial & verbal technical questions that required webcam responses. This challenge lasted about 4 hours, despite the email saying that it would typically last 2-3 hours. Two day after I completed the challenge, I was notified that I passed and could go for a face to face interview the following week. The face to face interview was via webcam with a senior software engineer and was an hour long. In his own words, there are no right or wrong answers during the interview. Instead, he was more interested in my personality and thought process. The interview was mostly about my interests, the extent of my knowledge in certain areas, one whiteboard question, and one brain teaser. A week after the interview, I was notified that the position was given to someone else.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Coding problems similar to Cracking the Code Interview questions.
      Answer question
      5

      Other Entry Level Software Engineer Interview Reviews for IBM

      Entry Level Software Engineer Interview

      May 30, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at IBM

      Interview

      This was the first virtual interview I had, and the interviewer didn't ask me any questions instead he asked me to give an impromptu presentation on a project that I worked on. For the first interview it would have been nice to get a heads-up to create a presentation or be prepared to start coding a project in front of someone.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Open a text editor and start going through and coding a project you worked on.
      Answer question

      Entry Level Software Engineer Interview

      May 11, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at IBM

      Interview

      The first round was a behavioral interview where they asked about my background, my hobbies, and my early career plans. They asked about a project listed in one of my work experiences, but the project was related to the work of the role.

      Software Developer Entry Level Interview

      Apr 25, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at IBM

      Interview

      45 min virtual 1:1 interview with a senior engineer manager. In my case, I only had 1 round of interview. Some might have more than one interview, usually around 2 rounds of interviews.

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