IBM·Software Engineer

IBM Software Engineer interview experience

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MysorePosted Jun 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

After the recruiter contact, I went through a structured two-round interview.

The first round was technical and felt pretty straightforward: I talked through core Java concepts, Spring Boot, and REST API design, and then we moved into problem-solving style questions. The mix included both theory-level prompts (like OOP principles, how the JVM and collections work at a high level) and practical coding scenarios where they expected me to reason clearly.

The second round blended technical thinking with a more managerial tone. I was asked about my past projects and how I approached system design, and I also got behavioral questions focused on teamwork, ownership, and how

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