IBM·Software Engineer

IBM Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Hard

Negative

United KingdomPosted May 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My experience for a Software Engineer role felt disorganized and stalled, with long gaps and shifting expectations.

Round sequence (multiple stages) — I went through a multi-stage process, but the company stopped responding after the interviews.
HR follow-up / rescheduling issues — When they finally came back, they requested salary range changes and even tried to move me into a different role.
Hanging status / repeated outreach attempts — I experienced extended “in process”/rejected status delays and had to email HR multiple times with no clear resolution.
Scheduling friction — In one case the interview link failed, the interviewer couldn’t be reached cleanly, and the timeline

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