Graduate Software Developer applicants have rated the interview process at IBM with 3.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Graduate Software Developer roles take an average of 41 days to get hired, when considering 6 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 Graduate Software Developer according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 23%
One on one interview: 18%
IQ intelligence test: 14%
Presentation: 14%
Group panel interview: 9%
Personality test: 9%
Phone interview: 5%
Other: 5%
Background check: 5%
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at IBM (Dublin, Dublin) in Dec 2024
Interview
The process was quick, First was an online coding assessment done on hackerrank. A week later I was invited to an online 30 min interview which talked about my projects and experience. I got invited to the final round which was an in person interview. I had a negative experience - while the interviewer was nice and the interview wasn't difficult the HR that talked to me on the phone explicitly stated that the interview wouldn't be technical so I prepared for behavioral questions. To my surprise the interview was mainly technical and I came unprepared. I was able to answer the questions but nowhere near the quality I would have liked if I had time to prepare. I shortly received a noreply rejection email.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about this past project, what is the difference between these languages
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at IBM (Hursley, England) in Aug 2025
Interview
Asked various theoretical questions, mostly focusing on things to do with data. Asked questions about efficiency and how you would ensure it, as well as asking what experience I had with testing
1 hour behaviour + 1 hour technical. very lovely and positive experience. Introduced the comapny overview, the position and their background.
1 hour behaviour + 1 hour technical. very lovely and positive experience. Introduced the comapny overview, the position and their background.
1st round - phone call
2nd and 3rd round- Technical and behavioural, managerial.
It was 3hr long. They asked me about difference between class and Interface, and some code snippet like what is wrong with this code.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is wrong in this code snippet?
and some technical questions on OOPs