Associate Data Scientist 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 55% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate Data Scientist roles take an average of 31 days to get hired, when considering 22 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 Associate Data Scientist according to 22 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 21%
One on one interview: 18%
Skills test: 18%
Personality test: 9%
Other: 9%
Presentation: 9%
Group panel interview: 6%
Background check: 3%
Drug test: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at IBM (Chicago, IL) in Sep 2024
Interview
The process starts with 1 online assessment that has 1 SQL and 1 algorithm coding question. The second part is 2 behavioral interviews over a week period. The behavioral questions focus on how you handle challenges in projects and your personal skills.
I applied online. I interviewed at IBM (New York, NY) in Mar 2026
Interview
OA has 1 sql question and 1 python question, both easy, administed via hackerrank, may be through another one though as well. you are given 60 mins to complete the OA portion of the interview process
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
You are given a table called Employee that contains each employee’s monthly salary and the number of months they have worked.
Find the highest total earnings among all employees
Determine how many employees have that exact highest earnings
I applied online. I interviewed at IBM (Newark, DE) in Jan 2026
Interview
It was a good experience overall. The assessment was conducted online through HackerRank and was well structured, focusing on problem-solving, logical thinking, and fundamental technical concepts in a clear and manageable way.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked questions focused on SQL and LeetCode-style problem solving, mainly testing logical thinking, data handling, and basic algorithmic concepts.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at IBM in Sep 2025
Interview
Applied and next day received a hacker rank.
SQL easy,
BUT LEETCODE MEDIUM
Required depth first search of an acyclic directed graph, and minimize the required changes so that a condition could be met.
SQL took me like 8 min but the LEETCODE one I couldn't get right. Code complied and all but didn't pass the test cases and timed out for some.
Hadn't seen or practiced a tree traversal question in years much less one that combined trees with minimization problems
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Similar to LEETCODE 1135 but harder.
Had two dozen test cases this question