Systems Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at IBM with 2.3 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 Systems Software Engineer roles take an average of 14 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 Systems Software Engineer according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 50%
Background check: 25%
Group panel interview: 25%
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one online round followed by multiple rounds in-person.
in-person had presenattion about company and team and I was aksed to present myself on the spot given 10-minutes to prepare.
followed by one technical, one situational and one management/HR rounds of interviews.
Travel and lunch expenses were paid for the in-person interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Basic Knowledge about compilers, assembly level techniques.
Simple Situational questions like what would you do when you are stuck etc.
Asked about why I mentioned reliable or curious in my resume.
IBM uses a custom hiring system on its website to screen employees. This allows you to apply to many roles at once. It is however somewhat awkward to get started in.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at IBM (Ghaziabad) in Jan 2015
Interview
First Written aptitude round:
It contains numerical aptitude questions which are very simple but concentrate on series questions.
Even this part consist of a special section based on series... and yes one important point, each question has its own time limit.
Next Round is English Test
They test your English grammar and at-least you should how to write a e-mail, letter, application etc.
Third Round is Interview Round: Only 1 interview
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked about your future plans, your technical knowledge, your projects...
The thing is it is not very difficult, if you are good at technical and having good grades, then you can easily crack it.