IBM Software Engineer interview experience

After that, there was a screening step where I had to talk through my experience and connect it to the role. The most concrete part was walking through how I reasoned while solving a problem, so I wasn’t just giving an answer—I was explaining my thought process as I went.

That overall flow felt pretty manageable and not overly long, with the early coding round setting the pace. The screening emphasized my background and how I approached problems, and I felt like the interviewers were listening for clarity rather than trying to trip me up. By the end, it felt like a straightforward path