IBM Software Engineer interview questions
Updated Jun 3, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 29%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 8%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 7%RecruiterRecruiter
- 3%In PersonIn Person
- 2%OtherOther
- 2%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
Interview search
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IBM interviews FAQs
- Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at IBM with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 62% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 13 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at IBM overall takes an average of 31 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at IBM as a Software Engineer according to 13 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 25%
One on one interview: 20%
Group panel interview: 15%
Presentation: 10%
Skills test: 10%
Personality test: 5%
Background check: 5%
Drug test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
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