IBM·Software Engineer

IBM Software Engineer interview experience

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Medium

Negative

CochinPosted Apr 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I had an IBM interview that felt unusually rushed and poorly structured.

It was scheduled for 10:00 AM, but when I joined, I wasn’t admitted into the meeting room right away. I reached out to the recruiter, and they told me to wait—then the interviewer joined about 10:15 to 10:16, sounding like they were in a hurry.

The interview itself was very brief. I was asked to introduce myself and to briefly discuss my most recent project, and then the conversation ended without going into technical or deeper details. Even the overall feel was neutral to slightly negative, mostly because I expected more evaluation for a technical role.

I left with the impression that time

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