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Senior Software Engineer Interview

Mar 12, 2021

Anonymous employee

Preston, North West England, England

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Senior Software Engineer Interview

Apr 7, 2026

Anonymous interview candidate

Bengaluru

No offer

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Senior Software Engineer Interview

Mar 12, 2021

Anonymous employee

Preston, North West England, England

Other Senior Software Engineer interview reviews for IBM

Senior Software Engineer Interview

Apr 7, 2026

Anonymous interview candidate

Bengaluru

No offer

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at IBM (Preston, North West England, England) in Jan 2017

Interview

3 stage process. Phone interview with recruiter. Then with the hiring manager followed by one day interview. The interview started off with group introduction and then we were sent off in teams to work out a puzzle.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Why IBM and why this role?

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Negative experience

Difficult interview

Application

I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at IBM (Bengaluru) in Mar 2026

Interview

They took 3 technical and 1 Managerial round. Questions were tough for 1st round but easier in subsequent rounds.however They never released offer or thought to provide feedback. HR kept on giving dates. Very exhausting.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Design rate limiter, URL shortner, Kafka

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Senior Software Engineer Interview

Jan 26, 2026

Anonymous interview candidate

Hyderābād

No offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I interviewed at IBM (Hyderābād)

Interview

very good, didn't face major hurdles in my interview. first round is online second round is at office completed all remaining rounds on same day. Delay from HR on response to the position.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

The role was specific to SQL testing: SQL basics to intermediate level questions, Followed by Python, Agile and work experience related questions.

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Senior Software Engineer Interview

Dec 8, 2025

Anonymous employee

Singapore

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Easy interview

Application

I interviewed at IBM (Singapore)

Interview

All high-level technical questions with no programming challenges. I had two to three rounds. Interviewers were extremely nice. The entire process was smooth and done quickly. No issues or complaints.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Explain what you usually do at work and how do you solve tough challenges.

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