Hardware 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 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Hardware Engineer roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at IBM overall takes an average of 24 days.
Common stages of the interview process at IBM as a Hardware Engineer according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
IQ intelligence test: 50%
Phone interview: 50%
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2 total interviews
1 behavioral based on resume experiences, also had a great conversation on Computer Architecture topics such as L1, l2, and l3 caches in some processors and pipelining.
1 technical, mine was focused on my FPGA Verilog project from my resume, and data structure questions.
I applied through university. I interviewed at IBM (Bangalore Rural) in Sept 2025
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The interview was nice and very doable. It focused mainly on core logic and fundamental concepts, with a difficulty level comparable to standard university examinations rather than advanced industry-level questions.
I applied through university. I interviewed at IBM (Pune) in Aug 2024
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They asked me question regarding
Fsm it was fine the interviewer gives you enough time to think so try to do every question very cleary don't hesitate dont panic keep your concept crystal clear
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Question 1
Read FSM. STA digital ic design, analog ic design physical design