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IBM Senior Software Engineer Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Updated 8 Jan 2025

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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IBM Senior Software Engineer Interview Experiences

30 interviews found

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

I was interviewed before Feb 2023.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Cognitive test Aptitude questions. Easy but time consuming.

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. All related to SQL development
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Mojority of the questions related to Java, collections and etc

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Interview was good. Questions covered most of the things

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Senior Software Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Usha Neelakantan

posted on 16 Feb 2024

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
-

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Feb 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Dimension model star and Snowflake

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Sep 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. What is Microservices ?
  • Ans. 

    Microservices is an architectural style where an application is composed of small, independent services that communicate with each other.

    • Microservices are independently deployable and scalable.

    • Each microservice performs a single business capability.

    • Communication between microservices is usually through APIs.

    • Microservices can be developed using different programming languages and technologies.

    • Examples of companies using...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. How Spring Boot Works ?
  • Ans. 

    Spring Boot is a framework that simplifies the development of Java applications by providing pre-configured settings and dependencies.

    • Spring Boot uses an embedded server to run applications

    • It provides auto-configuration for commonly used libraries

    • It uses annotations to minimize boilerplate code

    • It supports various data sources and messaging systems

    • It can be easily integrated with other Spring projects

    • Example: @SpringBoo...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. How you have connected Angular with Spring Boot ?
  • Ans. 

    Angular can be connected with Spring Boot using REST APIs.

    • Create REST APIs in Spring Boot to expose data

    • Use Angular's HttpClient to make HTTP requests to the APIs

    • Parse the response data in Angular and display it in the UI

    • Use CORS configuration in Spring Boot to allow cross-origin requests from Angular

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be prepared in which you are expertise.

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 (2)

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Oct 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Basic c# and sql queries

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Careful with basics and ready to write sql queries and explain the code

Get interview-ready with Top IBM Interview Questions

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Jan 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

8 Questions

  • Q1. Asp.net basics, web api basics.
  • Q2. Oops concepts
  • Q3. View state
  • Q4. State mangement
  • Q5. Abstract class vs interface
  • Ans. 

    Abstract class is a class that cannot be instantiated, while an interface is a contract that a class must implement.

    • Abstract classes can have method implementations, while interfaces cannot

    • A class can implement multiple interfaces, but can only inherit from one abstract class

    • Abstract classes can have constructors, while interfaces cannot

    • Interfaces can have default method implementations since Java 8

  • Answered by AI
  • Q6. Delegate, dependancy injection
  • Q7. Solid principles, design pattern related questions
  • Q8. What is your company's code review process? What practices you follow while writing code. How do you test your code manually?
  • Ans. 

    Our code review process involves peer reviews and automated testing. We follow best practices and use manual testing for edge cases.

    • Peer reviews are conducted for all code changes before merging into the main branch

    • We use automated testing tools like Jest and Enzyme for unit and integration testing

    • We follow best practices like writing clean and modular code, using meaningful variable names, and commenting where necessa...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident and make sure your basic knowledge is strong.

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Apr 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Questions on java spring boot, java 8 new features with examples, core java questions on generics and garbage collection.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Knowledge on microservices and java 8 is necessary

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Mar 2021. There were 5 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. 1) OOOps concept 2) SQLbasic question all theory questions no coding

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare all theory questions like generics, delegates, joins, views, oops

I applied via Recruitment Consultant and was interviewed in Dec 2020. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Basics of redux and react es6 js css3

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - First of all go through the job description .Brush up all your basics .And do practice hands on coding.

I applied via Monster and was interviewed before Mar 2020. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. How much salary you are expecting? Was my last question. .

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Interview was really easy going. Technical was informative round. By answering questions, interviewer also help me to reach out to the depth of the topic. Work culture is also good here.
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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 Coding Test.
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?

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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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