IBM Research Senior Officer Interview Questions and Answers

The aptitude test contains questions MCQs for quants, basic statistics and basic coding questions. The aptitude also has 2 coding problems to solve which would be of easy-medium level.

The second round was live coding test, where the interviewer looks for your approach towards solving a given problem. The approach matters more than the correct syntax. All coding languages were allowed. SQL queries can also be asked.

Q1. Technical cum HR round contains language specific questions as well questions based on mathematics and statistics. Questions can be little bit tricky.
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1st Round consisted of Technical Discussion and Coding Round. I was asked to write down the logic for Prime no., Fibonacci Series, Matrix related question, etc.

I was asked to share my screen and write down logic for questions related to Strings, Arrays and 2-D matrix's.

Q1. Discussion About the previous projects done. Detailed questions about the technique used and algorithm related questions.
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Q2. Few basic questions about ML. eg: Linear Regression, Logistic Regression, etc.
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Q1. Basic question: tell me about yourself
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Q1. Finance related questions: mutual funds, private equity, VC, NAV Calculation, Index funds vs ETF
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Q1. Previous work experiences
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