Application Architect applicants have rated the interview process at IBM with 3 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 Application Architect roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 3 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 Application Architect according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
One on one interview: 33%
Background check: 17%
Group panel interview: 17%
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I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at IBM (Mumbai) in Jun 2022
Interview
Good , mostly question was on aws realted along with Java related question ।।question was mostly on design side so if u have good hands on ,you can crack intervrie easily ।।।
Give a hackerrank test finish in 75 minutes. It is not hard questions, but test on math, sliding window and time complexity optimization. Not really interested as the questions irrelevant to job requirement. It is a client facing and architect role, not a algorithm engineer role.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at IBM
Interview
The recruitment team was very professional and prompt in scheduling the interview.
The actual interview experience was disappointing — the video call was conducted in a distracting environment due to constant background noise from the interviewer’s end, which affected the quality of the interaction. Additionally, when I inquired about the project, I was directed to review the company website rather than being provided with meaningful insights during the interview.
I applied online. I interviewed at IBM (Hyderābād) in Mar 2026
Interview
I applied online and was sent an assessment to complete. Never heard anything back. I don't think anyone at IBM is reviewing these assessments even though your application status will read "Assessment in Progress". I would advice others to not waste their time completing these "assessments".
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Online assessment consisting of two coding questions