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IBM SDE (Software Development Engineer) Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 21 Dec 2022

IBM SDE (Software Development Engineer) Interview Experiences

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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 - 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

Interview Preparation Tips

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I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Jul 2020. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. Technical skills
  • Q2. Coding questions
  • Q3. Hobbies

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Do not mention the things that u actually dont know about in ur CV

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Introduction
  • Q2. Self explanatory

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Nov 2021. 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 tips
Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

General Aptitude, Reasoning & English

Round 3 - Coding Test 

Coding Round with 2 questions for 1 hr

Round 4 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Why do you want to join this company
  • Ans. I see my career starting good with your company
  • Answered Anonymously
  • Q2. How much do you from expect us
  • Ans. I'm expecting the same loyalty from your organization
  • Answered Anonymously

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Get some knowledge & start working, so that you are not going to face the heat

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

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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 Referral and was interviewed in Jun 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. Data structures
  • Q2. Array, linked list
  • Q3. Oops

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Easy coding questions, c++ concepts
Dbms, OS questions

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. What is an array
  • Ans. 

    An array is a collection of elements of the same data type, stored in contiguous memory locations.

    • Arrays have a fixed size and can be accessed using an index.

    • Elements in an array can be of any data type, including other arrays.

    • Arrays are commonly used in programming for storing and manipulating data.

    • Example: int[] numbers = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5};

    • Example: char[] letters = {'a', 'b', 'c'};

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Skills evaluated in this interview

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Don’t add your photo or details such as gender, age, and address in your resume. These details do not add any value.
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Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Quant and verbal questions, along with statistics

Round 3 - Coding Test 

Basic array and string questions. Some stack and queue questions was also there.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - study hard and believe you can do it. Never stop even after back to back failure.

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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