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based on 1.8K ratings - Updated Jun 29, 2026

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8%
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Software Engineer Interview

Jan 28, 2020

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Difficult interview

Application

I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at IBM

Interview

There were several interview but by the time I got to the hiring managers interview they were all very nice and put me at ease. First a call with HR, then an online IQ test. Then there was a one to one interview in person and the last interview was with a panel of managers, from Ireland and other countries

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Question 1

Technical questions about solving mental puzzles

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Software Developer Interview

Jan 27, 2020

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at IBM in Jun 2017

Interview

Fairly easy interview process - technical and behavioral questions over the phone. Overall took about an hour, interviewers were both software developers. Questions were mostly technical and experience based. Interviewers were very polite and provided feedback throughout.

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Question 1

Asked how a few various SQL queries worked

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Question 2

Asked some questions on basic thread safety

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Software Developer Interview

Jan 25, 2020

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Easy interview

Application

I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at IBM (Groningen) in Feb 2017

Interview

First you do an online english test followed by a test where you need to choose the correct number in a sequence of numbers. When you get invited there is a group assignment and you need to do the numbers test again in case you might have cheated your way through the first test.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Do you know what we do here at the client and innovation center in Grongen

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