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Updated 21 Dec 2022

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Process Duration
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Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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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.
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Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Explain linked list reversal ways, explain rabbit mq
  • Ans. 

    Explanation of linked list reversal and RabbitMQ

    • Linked list reversal can be done iteratively or recursively

    • Iterative reversal involves changing the pointers of each node to point to the previous node

    • Recursive reversal involves calling the function recursively on the next node and changing its pointer to the current node

    • RabbitMQ is a message broker that allows for asynchronous communication between applications

    • It uses a...

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  • Q2. Design patterns es saga

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Difficulty level
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Process Duration
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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.
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Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

What is your name? WHAT IS YOUR LOCATION?

Round 3 - Coding Test 

DSA, DP , BIT MANIPULATION TYPE QUESTIONS

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I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in May 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Basic level aptitude questions on quant , verbal , logical thinking . Just manage your time wisely and you are good to go.

Round 2 - Coding Test 

3 level of coding questions on your desired language. (Cleared a medium level questions and partially completed a easy level one )

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Infosys SDE (Software Development Engineer) interview:
  • DBMS
  • OOPS
  • Python
  • DAA
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Just be calm and give your best even if you fail you have a got ton's of oppertunity in the future and just keep on preparing to achieve your dream .

I applied via Campus Placement

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. The basic question of SQL
  • Q2. Question from a project that mentioned in the resume

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Introduce yourself nicely, be confident in your answer. Answer very softly and don't get nervous.
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

NA

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Questions based on resume

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I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Sep 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

It was of moderate difficulty level

Round 2 - Group Discussion 

I was given a comm topic along with 5 other people

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - pleae prepare thoroughly all thge rounds of interviw there are a lot more goood candidates

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Database and tree.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Was very good I learners a lot from the interview and the interviewer very very friendly a I am looking forward to work at SoC Gen if I get the offer.

I applied via campus placement at Acharya Institute of Technology, Bangalore and was interviewed in Aug 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

I was hard give the compensation is 7 lpa

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic questions on OOP, DSA and some questions on dbms

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare well, it's harder than it appears

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Sep 2021. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Python strings
  • Q2. Dictionaries in python
  • Ans. 

    Dictionaries are a built-in data type in Python used to store key-value pairs.

    • Keys must be unique and immutable.

    • Values can be of any data type.

    • Access values using keys.

    • Add or modify values using keys.

    • Use the 'in' keyword to check if a key exists in the dictionary.

    • Use the 'len()' function to get the number of key-value pairs in the dictionary.

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Round 1 - Coding Test 

2 coding questions of medium level

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Write a function for Armstrong number
  • Ans. 

    Function to check if a number is an Armstrong number

    • An Armstrong number is a number that is equal to the sum of its own digits raised to the power of the number of digits

    • Loop through each digit of the number and calculate the sum of each digit raised to the power of the number of digits

    • Compare the sum with the original number to check if it is an Armstrong number

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Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident and don't be nervous. It always easy to crack things

IBM Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in IBM SDE (Software Development Engineer) interview?
IBM interview process usually has 2 rounds. The most common rounds in the IBM interview process are Resume Shortlist and Technical.
How to prepare for IBM SDE (Software Development Engineer) 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 MySQL, Monitoring, Database, IT Services and Javascript.
What are the top questions asked in IBM SDE (Software Development Engineer) interview?

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