IBM·Software Engineer

IBM Software Engineer interview experience

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United StatesPosted Jun 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My interview felt almost too easy: it was an online LeetCode-style session with questions that were described as straightforward.

I was friendly enough with the interviewer-less vibe of the process, and the technical bar didn’t feel very high during the actual conversation.

The part that dragged for me was the timeline. It took weeks to hear back from the recruiter after the interview, and I ended up accepting another offer elsewhere simply because I didn’t get an answer in time. When I finally did hear back, the staff came across as nice and the questions were easy, but the delayed communication made it hard to feel excited about it. I did end up getting an offer, but the delay was the biggest thing that left me

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