IBM Software Engineer (Intern) interview questions
Updated 6 May 2026
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Software Engineer (Intern) applicants have rated the interview process at IBM with 2 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 65% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer (Intern) roles take an average of 11 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at IBM overall takes an average of 28 days.
Common stages of the interview process at IBM as a Software Engineer (Intern) according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Personality test: 33%
Phone interview: 33%
Skills test: 33%
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First OA, then interview with manager which comprised of a bunch of technical questions to answer. Mostly questions on various languages, and technical concepts. Python, SQL, git, etc. asd asda sd
I applied online. I interviewed at IBM (Austin, TX) in Mar 2026
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Received assessment and then blitz interview. Discussed about basic software engineering questions based on frontend and backend principles. Went in depth about resume and then ended with a case study.
I first got an OA on Hackerrank and I found it easy. Next I got a behavioral/HR screen interview. Did not hear from after HR screen. We went through my resume during the call.
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