Candidates applying for Senior Software Engineer roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at IBM overall takes an average of 28 days.
Common stages of the interview process at IBM as a Senior Software Engineer according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 100%
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The interview process involves coding, debugging, problem-solving, and system design, followed by leadership evaluation, decision-making, conflict resolution, and team management, ending with HR rounds covering communication, culture fit, and compensation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the difference between == and .equals() in Java?
Explain the concept of inheritance in Java.
What are Java access modifiers?
What is a constructor? How is it different from a method?
What is the difference between ArrayList and LinkedList?
What is the final keyword used for?
I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at IBM (Texas City, TX)
Interview
The interviewer was a former cow sales man turned software Manager. He asked about Milk Extraction process using hands and udders of cow, how can this system be automated using software.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at IBM (Philadelphia, PA) in Nov 2024
Interview
The process is simple, recruiters reached out to me and after initial discussion shared resume, setup tech interview followed by another tech interview after this manager interview. process is long, they took almost 15 days to reach out again to setup next.