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IBM Software Development Engineer Intern Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 29 Aug 2024

IBM Software Development Engineer Intern Interview Experiences

3 interviews found

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Jul 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

2 coding questions which are moderate ones

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Architecture of DBMS
  • Ans. 

    DBMS architecture refers to the structure and components of a database management system.

    • DBMS architecture typically consists of three levels: external, conceptual, and internal.

    • External level deals with how users interact with the database, conceptual level defines the logical structure of the database, and internal level focuses on how data is stored and accessed.

    • Components of DBMS architecture include query processo...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Reverse a linked list
  • Ans. 

    Reverse a linked list by changing the direction of pointers

    • Start with three pointers: current, previous, and next

    • Iterate through the linked list, updating pointers to reverse the direction

    • Update the head of the linked list to be the previous node

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - DSA and system design

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
1
Bad
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Nothing asked just to see the otheres
  • Q2. Who is batmanffff?
  • Q3. Brack obaman isjf janta

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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in May 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Round 2 - Coding Test 

Coding questions medium hard level

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Oops, linux, basic codes

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Interview experience
1
Bad
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-

I applied via Campus Placement

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Easy to clear and should be confident

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Easy to clear and should be worked on it

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is the best memory of the volunteers in the ngo
  • Q2. DBMS question and the SQL and python
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Logical,quant and numerical problems were given easy to solve

Round 2 - Group Discussion 

About commmunication round

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself
  • Ans. 

    I am a passionate software engineering student with experience in web development and a strong interest in learning new technologies.

    • Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science

    • Proficient in languages such as Java, Python, and JavaScript

    • Experience with front-end development using HTML, CSS, and React

    • Completed internships at tech companies like XYZ Corp

    • Interested in exploring machine learning and artificial intellige

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Tell me about your project and what technologies you used
  • Ans. 

    Developed a web application for tracking personal fitness goals using React and Node.js

    • Used React for front-end development

    • Utilized Node.js for back-end development

    • Implemented RESTful APIs for communication between front-end and back-end

  • Answered by AI
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

All kind of basic aptitude to oops

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Two java questions easy and medium

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - works on dsa and oops
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Complete Introduction
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via campus placement at Pranveer Singh Institute of Technology, Kanpur and was interviewed before Apr 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Good level of test for 3 hours

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell me about your strengths
  • Q2. Tell me about you weakness
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via campus placement at KIIT University, Bhuvaneshwar and was interviewed in Dec 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Was easy and every thing in a moderate level with medium to hard

Round 2 - Coding Test 

2 coding question , and the question no 1 was easy level and the second one is moderate

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - make sure to practise apti at your best and try to do dsa , on regular basis on practise
Interview experience
2
Poor
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via campus placement at National College, Bangalore and was interviewed before Oct 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Find the starting point of linked list
  • Ans. 

    Traverse the linked list to find the starting point by using Floyd's Tortoise and Hare algorithm

    • Use two pointers, slow and fast, to traverse the linked list

    • Move slow pointer by one step and fast pointer by two steps

    • When they meet, reset one pointer to the head and move both pointers by one step until they meet again

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Find the length of linked list
  • Ans. 

    Traverse the linked list and count the number of nodes

    • Initialize a counter variable to 0

    • Traverse the linked list while incrementing the counter for each node

    • Return the final count as the length of the linked list

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for TCS Software Development Engineer Intern interview:
  • DSA
  • Linkedin
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - creasp your dsa

Skills evaluated in this interview

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