IBM Software Engineer Intern interview questions
Updated May 6, 2026Difficulty
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- 3%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
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IBM interviews FAQs
- Software Engineer Intern applicants have rated the interview process at IBM with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 68% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Engineer Intern roles take an average of 24 days to get hired, when considering 31 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at IBM overall takes an average of 26 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at IBM as a Software Engineer Intern according to 31 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 27%
One on one interview: 18%
Phone interview: 16%
Group panel interview: 14%
Personality test: 8%
Presentation: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Drug test: 2%
Other: 2%
Background check: 2%
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