Me postulé en línea. El proceso tomó 4 semanas. Acudí a una entrevista en IBM (Pittsburgh, PA) en abr 2018
Entrevista
I was first contacted via email, telling me I passed the initial resume screening. The first round was a recorded interview, meaning you weren't talking to an interviewer. The first round had behavioral and technical questions. Behavioral questions were mostly pretty general and not hard to answer, however there was a question "Tell me a new technology that you are learning right now outside of school and describe it", that kind of threw me off. There were 3 coding questions too. After I got past the first round, I had a live online interview. This one was much easier, as it is just treated almost like an informal chat (going through resume, talking about my experience, answering my questions) and also with much easier coding questions. I thought I messed up the behavioral part on the first one real bad, but did pretty good on the coding part, so don't beat yourself up if you stutter a little bit or run out of interesting things you can say. As long as you present yourself through your code, you should be fine.
Preguntas de entrevista [2]
Pregunta 1
(1st round)
Given a string, newline separated input of a sales inventory (ex.
"""
2018-6-19, apple
2018-6-10, pear
2018-6-19, apple
"""
)
print out a condensed, chronologically ordered inventory
like
"""
2018-6-10, pear,1
2018-6-19, apple,2
"""
Applied through the company portal, completed an online coding assessment, followed by a technical interview covering data structures, algorithms, OOP concepts, and project experience. Concluded with an HR discussion about the role, career goals, availability, and compensation expectations.
## IBM Interview Process
The process began with initial resume shortlisting, followed by competitive **DSA and coding rounds** to test core technical concepts. After clearing those, I cleared two comprehensive interviews with the **Hiring Manager/Tech Expert** and **HR**.
Describe the interview process: The process consisted of three rounds: an initial online assessment focusing on data structures and algorithms, followed by two technical video interviews. The technical rounds were intensive, covering system design, live coding, and deep-dive questions into previous project experience and database optimization.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
Design a scalable URL shortener system and explain how you would handle high read/write throughput.