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IBM Senior Software Engineer Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Updated 14 Nov 2024

Top IBM Senior Software Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

  • Q1. What is your company's code review process? What practices you follow while writing code. How do you test your code manually?
  • Q2. Difference between String builder and String Buffer
  • Q3. number of memory type have. like heap memory , stack
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29 IBM Senior Software Engineer Interview Experiences

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

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Oct 2024.

1 Interview Round

1

One-on-one Round (5 Questions)

  • Q1. List down Java 8 features and use case
  • Q2. List down Spring boot annotation used
  • Q3. Difference between String builder and String Buffer
  • Q4. What is String pool
  • Q5. Number of memory type have. like heap memory , stack

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for IBM Senior Software Engineer interview:
  • Collections
  • java 8
  • Spring Boot
  • tsl
  • SSL
  • OOPS
  • String pool
  • Heap memory
  • Strig builder
  • String buffer

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
2
 Poor
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Longest common subsequence
  • Q2. O(1) data structure

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Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 2-4 weeks
Result
Selected  Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Nov 2023.

3 Interview Rounds

1

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Drupal fundamentals, how to create custom admin forms, git rebase merge diff, how to track login data in drupal?
  • Q2. How to protect site from sapm? Multi site how to create?
2

One-on-one Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Managerial round / wht is roles and resposibilities?
  • Q2. Why we hire you?
3

HR Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. HR diacussions salary discussions

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Interview experience
3
 Average
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Adapter pattern

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Senior Software Engineer Interview Questions

user image Niyaz Shoukath

posted on 2 Oct 2024

Interview experience
2
 Poor
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

1 Interview Round

1

Coding Test Round

Normal assessment: palindrome, oops, inheritance

Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 Easy
Duration
 -
Result
 Not Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Mar 2024.

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. C++ STL, OOPS concepts, Design Patterns, Virtual Functions, DSA

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for IBM Senior Software Engineer interview:
  • OOPS
  • DSA
  • C++

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user image kazi tanvi yasmin

posted on 27 May 2024

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

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Apr 2024.

2 Interview Rounds

1

Group Discussion Round

Manager and lead asking experience and knowledge about that domain.

2

Coding Test Round

As per my knowledge they give me test in html, css, bootstrap, adobe captivate and some authoring tools.

Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected  Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Feb 2024.

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. About prev project experience
Interview experience
2
 Poor
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

1 Interview Round

1

One-on-one Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. About windows installation process
  • Q2. I told all gggg
Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected  Selected

I was interviewed in May 2023.

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (3 Questions)

  • Q1. Concepts of OOP
  • Q2. Logical questions based on Azure Resources
  • Q3. C# and .Net core concepts

IBM Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in IBM Senior Software Engineer interview?
IBM interview process usually has 1-2 rounds. The most common rounds in the IBM interview process are Technical, HR and Resume Shortlist.
How to prepare for IBM Senior Software 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 Python, Linux, Javascript, Java and Cloud.
What are the top questions asked in IBM Senior Software Engineer interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the IBM Senior Software Engineer interview -

  1. What is your company's code review process? What practices you follow while wri...read more
  2. Difference between String builder and String Buf...read more
  3. number of memory type have. like heap memory , st...read more
How long is the IBM Senior Software Engineer interview process?

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

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