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IBM Software Engineer interview experience

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TaiwanPosted May 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

After applying through the IBM portal, my process moved online in stages.

First I got an English language assessment, and then I received a hackerrank-style coding test with two questions. I had about an hour to complete it, and the questions were described as LeetCode-style, letting me use any language.

Once the coding portion was done, I had a recorded competency interview and then a further online step that felt like a manager-facing technical check. Across these rounds, I was asked to explain my thinking as I solved a problem, and there were also questions tying back to common technical areas like programming languages and concepts. I specifically remember the

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