I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at IBM in Sep 2018
Interview
There was no transparency in the process and clarity on the status of the application.
I was informed that I have received an offer from IBM through an SMS. Later on a phone call, I was told that joining date for the position is very far away in the future and that would I be interesting in other roles with earlier joining. I was told I would need to interview again for the new role. Despite agreeing to the request, there was no follow up. Only to be informed that I was not selected for the position, months later.
There was a single behavioral interview offered by a different department after applying to 2 different positions and doing Hackerranks for them. Basic questions about projects on your resume and experience and the recruiters were nice.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a creative way that you solved a problem.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at IBM (Pune) in Nov 2025
Interview
First Round - Aptitude (one coding question and API development )
Second Round - Interview
Asked project related questions, computer fundamentals, DSA questions,
DSA Questions - target sum, kth max in array (priority queue)
I applied through college or university. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at IBM (Hyderabad) in Nov 2025
Interview
they asked about projects and one simple coding question in different ways. Reducing time and space complexity , then asked about dbms and asked can you write queries or not .