IBM Software Engineer Senior Software Engineer interview questions
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I applied online. I interviewed at IBM (Foster City, CA) in Jul 2012
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Database questions (given a use case, design tables, write queries to get certain data out), Java OOP questions, synchronization in Java, HashMap + hashcode questions, Hibernate questions, Flex questions.
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I was asked some Hibernate questions that I wasn't prepared for.
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at IBM (Bengaluru) in Nov 2012
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Generally 3-4 technical rounds.
May ask directly write programs.
Lot of experienced people so may meet with tough interviews.
Core Java : Threading, collections, oops concepts, Design Patterns, Puzzles.
Linux : commands, awk, sed tools, shell scripting.
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Deign level questions like how you will design debugger.
How you will design application with three tier architecture
Lots questions on processes and management round questions.