IBM·Software Engineer

IBM Software Engineer interview experience

Got offer

Medium

Positive

PunePosted Jun 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process dragged on longer than I expected, mostly because the later stages took a while to finalize.

It started with an assessment test and then moved into a sequence of interviews: technical rounds, a manager round, and an HR round. By the time they got to the offer paperwork, everything took a long time to roll out.

The managerial part was surprisingly easy and felt more like a general discussion tied to my previous company and the projects I’d worked on. The technical and HR pieces still mattered, but the biggest delay was logistical—waiting for the offer letter and salary discussion to actually happen.

Eventually an offer was made, and the whole thing felt “long and smooth” once it got

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