Online Assessment

IBM Software Engineer HackerRank assessment with two timed coding questions

IBMSoftware Engineer · Online Assessment · Jul 2026

Right after I applied, I received a timed online-assessment request that had to be completed within a week. It ran on HackerRank and consisted of two coding questions to finish in about an hour. The questions were clearly meant to filter quickly for problem-solving ability. My version used classic algorithmic prompts that felt like LeetCode problems. One was more puzzle-like than I expected: coun…

Shared by a candidate · reported Jul 2026. Interview formats change; use it as a guide, not a script.