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IBM Senior Developer Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 7 Dec 2024

IBM Senior Developer Interview Experiences

4 interviews found

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

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Nov 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Sliding Window find the subarray with sum equal to k
  • Ans. 

    Using sliding window technique to find subarray with sum equal to k.

    • Initialize two pointers at the start of the array.

    • Move the right pointer to expand the window until the sum is greater than or equal to k.

    • Move the left pointer to shrink the window if the sum exceeds k.

    • Repeat until the end of the array is reached.

    • Example: Input array [1, 4, 20, 3, 10, 5], k=33. Output: [20, 3, 10].

  • Answered by AI
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
-

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Aug 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. In kafka how multiple consumer can access same messages?
  • Ans. 

    Multiple consumers can access the same messages in Kafka by using consumer groups.

    • Consumers can be grouped together to share the workload of processing messages.

    • Each consumer in a group will receive a subset of the messages from the same topic.

    • Consumers in the same group will coordinate to ensure that each message is processed only once.

    • Consumer offsets are used to track the progress of each consumer in the group.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Any Design patterns if used in the current project
  • Ans. 

    Yes, we have used the Factory Method and Singleton design patterns in the current project.

    • Factory Method pattern was used to create objects without specifying the exact class of object that will be created.

    • Singleton pattern was used to ensure a class has only one instance and provide a global point of access to it.

  • Answered by AI

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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
-

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before May 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

One coding question LC medium

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Questions regarding projects
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Discussion on offer

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Apr 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Java Script and angular/React based questions
Round 2 - Behavioral 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. About my project and the work done. And basic details.

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for IBM Senior Developer interview:
  • Javascript
  • Angular
  • React.Js
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare your best in most of the javascript fundamentals

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I was interviewed in Apr 2017.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Java questions...
  • Q2. Tell me about urself and about us family and all
  • Ans. 

    I am a software developer with a passion for coding and problem-solving. My family is supportive and has always encouraged my career in tech.

    • Experienced software developer

    • Passionate about coding and problem-solving

    • Supportive family that encourages my career in tech

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: Easy questions are there
Duration: 1 hour
Total Questions: 90

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: 12 members are there only 9 got selected
Tips: Be confident in urself and specially work in Communication skills
Duration: 15 minutes

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Asking all the concepts of Java like oops collections threads
Tips: Prepare well on Java

Round: HR Interview
Experience: Everything was Gud but due to my certificate problem I got rejected.. Otherwise everything is good.
Tips: Be confident

College Name: C. V. Raman College of Engineering

I was interviewed before Mar 2021.

Round 1 - Face to Face 

(3 Questions)

Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This was an easy round which went really smooth.

  • Q1. 

    Nth Fibonacci Number Problem Statement

    Calculate the Nth term in the Fibonacci sequence, where the sequence is defined as follows: F(n) = F(n-1) + F(n-2), with initial conditions F(1) = F(2) = 1.

    Input:

    ...
  • Ans. 

    Calculate the Nth Fibonacci number efficiently using dynamic programming.

    • Use dynamic programming to store previously calculated Fibonacci numbers to avoid redundant calculations.

    • Start with base cases F(1) and F(2) as 1, then iteratively calculate F(n) using F(n-1) and F(n-2).

    • Ensure the input N is within the constraints 1 <= N <= 10000.

    • Example: For N = 5, the 5th Fibonacci number is 5 (1, 1, 2, 3, 5).

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. 

    Prime Numbers Problem Statement

    Given a positive integer N, your task is to determine and return all prime numbers less than or equal to N.

    Input:

    N = 10

    Output:

    2 3 5 7

    Example:

    Input:
    N = 20
    Out...
  • Ans. 

    Implement a function to return all prime numbers less than or equal to a given positive integer N.

    • Create a function that takes a positive integer N as input

    • Iterate from 2 to N and check if each number is prime

    • Use a helper function to determine if a number is prime

    • Return an array of all prime numbers less than or equal to N

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. What is a merge join in SQL?
  • Ans. 

    A merge join in SQL is a method of combining two sorted datasets by matching corresponding rows based on a specified condition.

    • Merge join is used when joining two large datasets that are already sorted.

    • It is more efficient than other join methods like nested loop join or hash join for sorted datasets.

    • The join condition must be an equality condition.

    • Example: SELECT * FROM table1 INNER JOIN table2 ON table1.id = table2.i

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - HR 

Round duration - 30 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

The round went excellent. I really enjoyed it. Just be confident about whatever you answer

Interview Preparation Tips

Eligibility criteriaAbove 7 CGPALarsen & Toubro Infotech (LTI) interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Database, Basic C/C++, Data Structures, Algorithms, System Design, Aptitude, OOPSTime required to prepare for the interview - 3 monthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Must do Previously asked Interview as well as Online Test Questions.
Tip 2 : Go through all the previous interview experiences from Codestudio and Leetcode.
Tip 3 : Do at-least 2 good projects and you must know every bit of them.

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Have at-least 2 good projects explained in short with all important points covered.
Tip 2 : Every skill must be mentioned.
Tip 3 : Focus on skills, projects and experiences more.

Final outcome of the interviewSelected

Skills evaluated in this interview

I was interviewed before Mar 2021.

Round 1 - Face to Face 

(2 Questions)

Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This round went well. Interview depends on your basic knowledge of C/C++.

  • Q1. 

    Matrix Multiplication Task

    Given two sparse matrices MAT1 and MAT2 of integers with dimensions 'N' x 'M' and 'M' x 'P' respectively, the goal is to determine the resulting matrix produced by their multipl...

  • Ans. 

    Implement a function to multiply two sparse matrices and return the resulting matrix.

    • Create a function that takes two sparse matrices as input and returns the resulting matrix after multiplication

    • Iterate through the non-zero elements of the matrices to perform the multiplication efficiently

    • Handle the edge cases such as empty matrices or matrices with all zero elements

    • Ensure the dimensions of the matrices are compatible

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. 

    Problem: Count Even or Odd in Array

    Tanmay and Rohit are best buddies. Tanmay gives Rohit a challenge involving an array of N natural numbers. The task is to perform and answer a series of queries on the ...

  • Ans. 

    Count the number of even or odd numbers in a range of an array based on given queries.

    • Create an array to store the input numbers.

    • Iterate through the queries and update or count even/odd numbers based on the query type.

    • Output the count of even or odd numbers for each query of type 1 or 2.

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - HR 

Round duration - 30 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

Typical HR round with behavioral problems.

Interview Preparation Tips

Eligibility criteriaAbove 7 CGPALarsen & Toubro Infotech (LTI) interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Data Structures, Algorithms, System Design, Aptitude, OOPSTime required to prepare for the interview - 3 monthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Must do Previously asked Interview as well as Online Test Questions.
Tip 2 : Go through all the previous interview experiences from Codestudio and Leetcode.
Tip 3 : Do at-least 2 good projects and you must know every bit of them.

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Have at-least 2 good projects explained in short with all important points covered.
Tip 2 : Every skill must be mentioned.
Tip 3 : Focus on skills, projects and experiences more.

Final outcome of the interviewSelected

Skills evaluated in this interview

Software Developer Interview Questions & Answers

Capgemini user image Dwarkesh Maheshwari

posted on 23 Sep 2017

I was interviewed in Sep 2017.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Basic c questions and sorting Then about projects

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: Basic apti questions
But reasoning was tricky
Tips: Don't waste time
Duration: 1 hour
Total Questions: 32

Round: Technical test
Experience: Basic c question
SQL questions
Tips: Must have deep knowledge in c

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Briefly explain my project and then successfully answerd questions asked
Tips: Complete knowledge of your project

College Name: KIET

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. What is the advantage of generic collection, when and why we should approach for that?
  • Ans. 

    Generic collections provide type safety and reusability in software development.

    • Generic collections allow us to store and manipulate objects of any type in a type-safe manner.

    • They provide compile-time type checking, reducing the chances of runtime errors.

    • They promote code reusability by allowing the same collection to be used with different types.

    • Generic collections improve performance by eliminating the need for boxin...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: It was and off campus drive, first round was written test on computer as MCQ.
Aptitude, reasoning, English and programming sudo codes.
60 questions 90 minutes.
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Total Questions: 60

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: It was a very interesting round, we were given sufficient time to think about topic.
First we were asked to speak individually on the topic ,later panel member asked is to make same topic as debate.
Tips: Don't sit silent, if you are not getting a chance to speak, you can interrupt to the people and seek a chance to put your point.
Duration: 30 minutes

Round: Technical + HR Interview
Tips: Be confident and tell the exact you know, don't try make customised concepts.
Try to drag interviewer towards the fields of your strength.

I was interviewed before Jun 2016.

Interview Questionnaire 

4 Questions

  • Q1. Tell me something about yourself
  • Ans. 

    I am a passionate software developer with 5 years of experience in web development and a strong background in computer science.

    • 5 years of experience in web development

    • Strong background in computer science

    • Passionate about software development

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Questions related to project I have worked on during college days
  • Q3. Core Java concepts
  • Q4. Why do you use two mobile numbers
  • Ans. 

    To separate personal and professional calls, and to ensure availability and accessibility.

    • Separate personal and professional calls

    • Ensure availability and accessibility

    • Maintain work-life balance

    • Avoid mixing personal and work-related contacts

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Total Questions: 60

College Name: Watumull Institute Of Electronics Engineering And Computer Technology ( WIEECT )
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How many rounds are there in IBM Senior Developer interview?
IBM interview process usually has 2 rounds. The most common rounds in the IBM interview process are Technical, Behavioral and Resume Shortlist.
How to prepare for IBM Senior 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 Javascript, Software Development, Python, MySQL and Front End.
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