IBM Software Engineer/Senior Software Engineer interview questions
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It was a typical interview. First communication was a phone screen. Then there was 1 round of technical interview. After that, there was another round with interview. The overall process took approximately 6 weeks.
Mostly questions were asked about resume and previous projects . Basic technical questions were asked from BRF+ And smartforms and Enhancement . It was quite like discussion rather than interview .
I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at IBM (Madrid) in Feb 2022
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They were nice to me. They asked technical questions and allowed me to explain my career and what I had done. I provided them with the information and they asked questions