I applied through a recruiter. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at IBM (Bengaluru) in May 2015
Interview
I got a Inmail from recruiter (IBM employee) who found my profile on linkedin. We moved on mail and call conversation. JD was very much relevant to me.
Round1: HR tech validation and JD matching
Round2: Techies with brief 30min discussion on profile and what exactly I do. matching points with requirement and some basic tech details.
Round3: Final. at IBM office Pune. Discussed detailed on tech questions, how to and what details. It was for 1 hr with tech team on call.
Round4: Offer details.
I got offer after around 2 months of first call. It's damn slow process with IBM. I declined as I read all detailed reviews of IBM and growth. I wasn't very interested to go Banglore.
Offered band B7. 9years work exp.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Project specific details, How to connect DB (say oracle) from py, java, shell script? Details on hadoop architecture, nosqls, mysql, shell script, etc
IBM scheduled an interview without asking for my availability, forcing me to miss class in order to attend as I was completely unable to reschedule it. I was also sent no email in the days following the interview to update me on the status of my application. I had to look at the website to see that I was no longer under consideration. Just an overall awful process.
I applied online. I interviewed at IBM (Giza) in Apr 2026
Interview
First, the interviewer explained the interview steps. Then, he asked me to introduce myself and talk about what I’m currently doing in my job. After that, he asked me some technical questions and situational questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
what's the difference between warehouse and data lake?
I got an online assessment and passed all cases but still got rejected. I felt my background fits but no idea why. Maybe they screens me out after OA anyways
