IBM Java Software Engineer interview questions
Updated 29 Jan 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Mostly positive
How others got an interview
- 21%RecruiterRecruiter
- 13%Campus recruitingCampus recruiting
- 7%Employee referralEmployee referral
- 6%Recruitment agencyRecruitment agency
Interview search
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IBM interviews FAQs
- Java Software Engineer 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 74% positive. To compare, the company-average is 76.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Java Software Engineer roles take an average of 12 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 14 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at IBM as a Java Software Engineer according to 31 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 20%
Phone interview: 16%
Presentation: 15%
Background check: 11%
Group panel interview: 10%
Skills test: 8%
Personality test: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Other: 5%
Drug test: 3%
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