IBM Systems Engineer interview questions
Updated May 11, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 32%Applied onlineApplied online
- 12%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 4%RecruiterRecruiter
- 3%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
- 1%OtherOther
Interview search
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IBM interviews FAQs
- Systems Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at IBM with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 80% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Systems Engineer roles take an average of 27 days to get hired, when considering 42 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 Systems Engineer according to 42 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 19%
Skills test: 13%
Phone interview: 12%
Presentation: 11%
Background check: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 10%
Group panel interview: 9%
Personality test: 9%
Drug test: 5%
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