I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at IBM (Tokyo) in Dec 2024
Interview
most of them are behavior questions. 30 minutes for interview, and almost 10 mins is Q&A you can ask them questions. in this interview they do not have any technical questions or coding question.
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at IBM (Raleigh, NC) in Jun 2025
Interview
I completed 4 rounds of interviews over a timespan of about 6 weeks. The interviews were fairly easy, with some discussions leaning more into technical skills. Each interview had a duration of 1 hour.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
As a new hire, how would you handle being assigned a project that you had no previous instruction on?
Research the product or software you're going to sell. Long interview process, multiple people, highly technical. Prepare some case studies, and make sure you research who you are interviewing with.
Solutions Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at IBM with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Solutions Engineer roles take an average of 54 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at IBM overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at IBM as a Solutions Engineer according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 33%
Presentation: 11%
Group panel interview: 11%
Background check: 11%
Personality test: 11%
Drug test: 11%
Skills test: 11%
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