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IBM Software Engineer interview experience

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Dublin, DublinPosted Sep 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I moved pretty quickly from the coding stage into the rest of the loop.

My coding interview was handled as HackerRank questions—two of them—and they felt like easy leetcode-level problems. Alongside that, the process also included multiple zoom interviews and questionnaire-style forms to fill out.

Separately, I also encountered an OA that was much smaller: two HackerRank problems focused on arrays, with a tight time budget. That mix made the overall picture feel consistent—simple problem framing, enough time pressure to pay attention, and an emphasis on basic correctness over anything overly complex. I ended up with an offer from the set that included the

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