IBM Software Engineer interview experience

After that, there was an offline group discussion, then resume-heavy interviews where they leaned into my background and profile.

Once I was selected, I still didn’t feel completely safe—later the hiring process included additional “re-interview” rounds that effectively acted like elimination checks. Even candidates who had advanced could be taken through another round and rejected afterward, so the message was clear that selection wasn’t truly final until the joining stage.

By the end, the journey felt longer and more conditional than I expected: the hardest part wasn’t just getting