IBM·Software Engineer

IBM Software Engineer interview experience

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Hursley, EnglandPosted Aug 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My IBM journey started with HackerRank-style testing, and it quickly escalated into a full offline/online sequence.

I went through two rounds of online HackerRank assessments with easy-to-medium questions that were plagiarism-checked, and then I had an offline HackerRank stage with a similar mix.

The technical interview after that was more unusual and hands-on in how it probed my thinking: it covered OS/Linux and SQL along with OOP, and there was even a puzzle involving a horse. After the technical part, the HR/PDM conversation turned toward my projects and how I framed choices, and it also touched on topics like AI versus GenAI and why I was interested in that specific initiative.

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