SRE Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at IBM with 2.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for SRE Engineer roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at IBM overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at IBM as a SRE Engineer according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 25%
Skills test: 25%
One on one interview: 25%
Background check: 25%
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Interview Process was very smooth. The talent acquisition guy reached out to me after that the interview process started. The panel and the recruiter were very friendly. Overall the process was fun
Todo bien, algo simple y bastante directo al grano, conversación ágil y demás información, al final se ve mas en el día a día del trabajo donde entiendes mejor de que ira tu proyecto, colegas y tareas generales.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Experiencia previa y algo de detalle de tareas y demas.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at IBM (Bengaluru) in Nov 2025
Interview
They asked me about Computer Networks and some questions on my projects and also an easy coding questions in whichever the language I want,
In Networks, he asked me the TCP/ISO layers and also the one question- if click www.google.com with which layer does it interact??
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at IBM (San Francisco, Heredia) in Jul 2025
Interview
The process started with a coding assessment focused on algorithms and problem-solving using Python. Later, I was invited to a technical interview where we discussed cloud infrastructure, reliability, and scalability. The interviewers were professional and the experience felt structured and fair.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Cloud architecting techniques and reliability strategies.