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Data Engineer Intern applicants have rated the interview process at IBM with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 60% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Data Engineer Intern roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 5 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 Data Engineer Intern according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 14%
Group panel interview: 14%
Personality test: 14%
Phone interview: 14%
Drug test: 14%
Skills test: 14%
One on one interview: 14%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied online. I interviewed at IBM in Mar 2026
Interview
Online assessment sent through email, followed by a single interview. The interview was comprised of 3 parts, resume review, technical questions, behavioral questions. From start to end, the entire process took around a two months.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time you had to solve a conflict within a team
It's an online internship where we learn basics of ml and Ai also with machine learning algorithms along with a project where it can identify employee burn out rate what factors affecting stress and anxiety of an employee
I applied online. I interviewed at IBM (Baton Rouge, LA) in Feb 2026
Interview
Panel Interview, with one interviewer asking basic Python and SQL technical questions and the other asking behavioral questions. Technical interviewer asked to explain the project in my resume, what is the difference between data warehouse and data lake and few more high level data eng questions. Behavioral interviewers asked how I deal with failure, problems, how I learn new tech on the fly.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Technical interviewer asked to explain the project in my resume, what is the difference between data warehouse and data lake and few more high level data eng questions. Behavioral interviewers asked how I deal with failure, problems, how I learn new tech on the fly.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at IBM in Jan 2026
Interview
45-minute interview focused on discussing projects from my resume, followed by a few technical questions. It was a relaxed, conversational experience that emphasized communication, problem-solving, and understanding of past work.