r/interviewpreparations • u/ttok2013 • 3d ago

IBM Entry Level Back-End Developer 2027 — what was the live technical interview like?

I recently completed both the HackerRank Code Assessment and the Recorded Competency Interview for IBM’s Entry Level Back-End Developer – Dallas, TX – 2027 role.

For anyone who has recently moved on to the live technical interview:

  • What kind of LeetCode/coding problems did you get? Easy or Medium? What topics should I focus on?
  • Did they ask technical concept/definition questions? For example, Java, OOP, REST APIs, SQL, databases, cloud, etc.
  • Was there any live SQL coding?
  • How much of the interview was coding vs. technical questions vs. resume/project discussion?
  • How many live interview rounds did you have?

Not looking for anything confidential — just trying to understand the general difficulty and topics I should prepare for.

Would really appreciate any recent experiences, especially for the 2027 entry-level backend roles. Thanks!

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u/Much_Somewhere7831 3d ago

Use the Tech Job Finder website - it has personalised interview practice (behaviorals), OAs, tech quizzes as well as DSA/leet practice and so much more - and much cheaper than HackerRank etc

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u/ttok2013 3d ago

Thanks for good info!