IBM Software Engineer interview experience

I started with the typical setup where I’d be sent an OA (often a HackerRank-style screen), then moved into a conversation with someone on the team and later with their manager. Those later conversations didn’t really include coding; they focused on how I handled situations and talked through my resume and the work I’d listed.

In the interview where the technical part appeared, it was less about solving live and more about drilling into details I’d mentioned. I was asked follow-up questions tied to my project, and the interviewer wanted clarity on the reasoning behind what I said, which