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      Software Developer Interview

      8 Oct 2019
      Anonymous employee
      Durham, NC
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at IBM (Durham, NC) in Feb 2019

      Interview

      I was reached out to on LinkedIn to come to an information day on their local campus, then a week later was contacted about items on my resume that were relevant to a summer intern project they wanted completed. In our emails I was told about the problem and a general solution they envisioned (an IoT project), so in preparation I spent a day going through my past projects and drafting up my own detailed solution to their problem. Spent 5-10 minutes doing a few introduction and general behavioral questions, then most of the interview was centered around my solution and why I chose to do things the way I did. I was constantly bringing up relevant experiences in past projects to explain/defend my choices. Last 5-10 minutes of the hour were spent on questions I had, then I received a verbal offer at the end (Yes, the interview process was only one hour long). Got the official written offer probably about 1-2 months later (common experience for other interns too).

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      This interview was a while ago and I don't remember any specific questions, but nothing was too difficult/unexpected. Just be prepared to talk about any and all relevant experience and how it relates to the position.
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