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IBM Java Developer Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Updated 9 Dec 2024

Top IBM Java Developer Interview Questions and Answers

  • Q1. 1. Abstraction vs Inheritance 2. What is Garbage collector? 3. What is class loader? 4. Spring security 5. Scopes of bean 6. Wait , notify and notify all 7. Class level v ...read more
  • Q2. what are the advantages of spring boot
  • Q3. How to make class as a immutable?
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IBM Java Developer Interview Experiences

20 interviews found

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
-

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in May 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
View all Resume tips
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What are the advantages of spring boot
  • Ans. 

    Spring Boot provides a simplified way to create stand-alone, production-grade Spring-based Applications.

    • Rapid application development

    • Embedded server for easy deployment

    • Auto-configuration for setting up Spring projects quickly

    • Microservices support

    • Actuator for monitoring and managing applications

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Java oops concept and sql questions
Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Questions on the current project
  • Q2. Microservices architecture in spring microservices
  • Ans. 

    Microservices architecture in Spring is a way of designing software applications as a collection of loosely coupled services.

    • Microservices architecture breaks down a large application into smaller, independent services that can be developed, deployed, and scaled independently.

    • Spring Boot and Spring Cloud are commonly used frameworks for building microservices in Java.

    • Each microservice typically has its own database and...

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Feb 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
View all Resume tips
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. 1. Abstraction vs Inheritance 2. What is Garbage collector? 3. What is class loader? 4. Spring security 5. Scopes of bean 6. Wait , notify and notify all 7. Class level vs object level local 8. Arraylist v...
  • Ans. 

    Java interview questions covering topics like abstraction, inheritance, garbage collector, class loader, Spring security, bean scopes, wait-notify, class vs object level local, ArrayList vs LinkedList, Singleton class, and RestController vs Controller.

    • Abstraction focuses on hiding implementation details while inheritance allows a class to inherit properties and methods from another class.

    • Garbage collector is a program ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. 11. Qualifier 12. Deadlock 13. What is multi threading? 14. Lock vs Synchronisation 15. Checked vs unchecked exceptions 16. Diamond problem solution in java 8 17. Microservices advantages and disadvantag...
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Why to leave wipro ? Expected salary ? Desired location? Strength and weakness ? How you contribute being alone ?
  • Ans. 

    I am leaving Wipro to explore new opportunities and challenges.

    • Exploring new opportunities and challenges

    • Seeking career growth

    • Looking for a change in work environment

    • Wanting to work with new technologies or industries

    • Seeking better work-life balance

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for IBM Java Developer interview:
  • Java 8
  • Multithreading
  • Collections
  • Exception
  • Core Java
  • Microservices
  • REST API
  • Spring Boot
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Just be strong on core java - collection, thread z Exceptions , Serialization , java 8

Spring boot

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Skills evaluated in this interview

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Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Apr 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
View all Resume tips
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic oops concepts
Round 3 - Behavioral 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Lots of stuff about why to join IBM
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Jun 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
View all Resume tips
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Difference between Interface and Abstract class?
  • Ans. 

    An interface is a contract that defines a set of methods that a class must implement, while an abstract class is a class that cannot be instantiated and can contain both abstract and non-abstract methods.

    • An interface can only have abstract methods, while an abstract class can have both abstract and non-abstract methods.

    • A class can implement multiple interfaces, but can only extend a single abstract class.

    • Interfaces are...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. How to make class as a immutable?
  • Ans. 

    To make a class immutable in Java, make it final, declare all fields as private and final, and provide only getter methods.

    • Declare the class as final to prevent inheritance

    • Declare all fields as private and final to prevent modification

    • Provide only getter methods to access the fields

    • Avoid providing setter methods or any other methods that modify the state of the class

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare well.

Skills evaluated in this interview

IBM interview questions for designations

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 (1)

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 (1)

 Fullstack Java Developer

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 Backend Java Developer

 (1)

 Java AWS Developer

 (1)

 Java Full Stack Developer

 (1)

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Job Portal and was interviewed before Feb 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

It was bit easy and I cleared

Round 2 - Coding Test 

It was difficult for me

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for IBM Java Developer interview:
  • Java
  • Full Stack
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Keep preparing for the interview

Get interview-ready with Top IBM Interview Questions

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Jul 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
View all Resume tips
Round 2 - Coding Test 

Related to java and SQL

Round 3 - HR 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Related questions about java and SQL and self introduction
  • Q2. About the lifestyle and achievements in life
  • Q3. About the interested

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for IBM Java Developer interview:
  • About the Aim
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - To get job in IBM is more then lucky also

Java Developer Jobs at IBM

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Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Mar 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. OOP questions, SQL, live coding in Java

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Make sure to be really focused on the questions, they are tricky.
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Sep 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
View all Resume tips
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Technical round
  • Q2. Immutable class,wrapper classes,create own immutable class,singleton and factory pattern,how to make class threadsafe,demon thread,garbage collection,difference between comparator and comparable,hashcode e...
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. This was HR cum little technical round.
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before May 2022. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
View all Resume tips
Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Prepare moderate level of aptitude

Round 3 - Coding Test 

Strings and multithreading code

Round 4 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. About java collections
  • Q2. Hash maps, arrays, hash sets

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be prepared with java concepts and database knowledge

I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed in Mar 2022. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Development,Coding .

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IBM Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in IBM Java Developer interview?
IBM interview process usually has 1-2 rounds. The most common rounds in the IBM interview process are Technical, Resume Shortlist and Coding Test.
How to prepare for IBM Java Developer interview?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at IBM. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at IBM expect are Java, Hibernate, JSP, Maven and Multithreading.
What are the top questions asked in IBM Java Developer interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the IBM Java Developer interview -

  1. 1. Abstraction vs Inheritance 2. What is Garbage collector? 3. What is class lo...read more
  2. what are the advantages of spring b...read more
  3. How to make class as a immutab...read more
How long is the IBM Java Developer interview process?

The duration of IBM Java Developer interview process can vary, but typically it takes about less than 2 weeks to complete.

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