IBM Software Developer Internship interview questions
based on 157 ratings - Updated May 13, 2026
Averageinterview difficulty
Mostly positiveinterview experience
How others got an interview
66%
Applied online
Applied online
21%
Campus Recruiting
Campus Recruiting
7%
Employee Referral
Employee Referral
3%
Recruiter
Recruiter
2%
Other
Other
Interview search
157 interviews
Viewing 66 - 70 of 157 Interviews
IBM interviews FAQs
Software Developer Internship applicants have rated the interview process at IBM with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 76% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Developer Internship roles take an average of 2 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at IBM overall takes an average of 31 days.
Common stages of the interview process at IBM as a Software Developer Internship according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 40%
Phone interview: 40%
Background check: 20%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
The in person interview was fun and enjoyable, the need to wait for teams to pick through the dossiers was not. The group activities were enjoyable, and I found the online screening process fun as well.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Do you know anything about open source software licenses?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at IBM
Interview
1 hour OA, after 1 hour technical (no leetcode) behavioural and technical knowledge questions. Know all the tech on your resume. Questions related to job postings, HTTP, frontend, java and questions on explaining your projects and work experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q: Explain your projects. Q: Explain how you resolve team conflict. Q: Do you work alone or seek guidance?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at IBM (Vancouver, BC) in Jan 2023
Interview
Introduce yourself. Mainly about the project and project details. Ask 2-3 technical questions, including coding and domain questions. You have to prepare the coding part carefully. Ask them questions about the team and culture
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Leetcode coding questions. You can learn based on the tag