IBM Software Engineer Internship interview questions
Updated May 13, 2026
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Software Engineer 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 Engineer 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 Engineer Internship according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 40%
Skills test: 40%
Background check: 20%
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I think they send out an interview to practically everyone who applies, but it's just online with no interviewer, you record yourself speaking. 2 sections, 2 behavioral and 2 technical questions
Easy hackerrank code and english test after then after there was a rejection for no reason the hackerrank was super easy i finished it in 10 minutes and for some reason there was a rejection i dont know why
First was a leetcode coding test, easy-medium questions I could answer in any language. Then there was a screening, asked me questions about my experience relating to the job as well as I had to walk through my though process as I went through a problem.