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 63.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Common stages of the interview process at IBM as a Software Engineer Intern according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 100%
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I applied online. I interviewed at IBM in Feb 2026
Interview
Mostly behavior questions, asked about the resume and projects, few technical questions at the end. No coding in the interview. Technical questions were not hard to complete. Heard back after a month.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at IBM in Mar 2026
Interview
One OA with 2 Leetcode questions(Easy & Medium). One round of interview that ask you questions about what you did and the experience and projects on your resume then ask you the solve 2 Leetcode questions by talking about the process of solving them and why it works on some edge cases.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given 2 strings, return True is they are anagram otherwise return False.
Mostly just a resume review and asking detailed questions about tasks I had listed. The interview came about a month after the OA I completed for the role. Only had 1 interview and then was immediately given a verbal offer. Formal offer letter was then delayed by 2 months.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How did you deal with x challenge when working on this project