IBM interview questions

46 questions30 coding3 system design13 behavioral3 freeUpdated

This is every question in the IBM guide, in one list: 30 coding problems, 3 system designs and 13 behavioral questions, drawn from what candidates report about IBM interviews.

Each row shows the round it comes from and links to the lesson that works through it. 3 are free to read in full. The other 43 are Premium, and here you still see their round, difficulty and topic, so you know what you're walking into.

IBM coding interview questions

30 problems, in the order the guide teaches them. Each lesson gives the full problem, a worked solution and the follow-ups interviewers tend to add.

1Window Functions: Second-Highest Salary by DepartmentFreeMediumSQL & CS Fundamentals
2Group-Wise Aggregate: Departments Past a Billing ThresholdFreeMediumSQL & CS Fundamentals
3Premium easy problemEasyArrays & Prefix Sums
4Premium medium problemMediumArrays & Prefix Sums
5Premium medium problemMediumArrays & Prefix Sums
6Premium easy problemEasySorting, Greedy & Binary Search
7Premium medium problemMediumSorting, Greedy & Binary Search
8Premium medium problemMediumSorting, Greedy & Binary Search
9Premium medium problemMediumSorting, Greedy & Binary Search
10Premium medium problemMediumSorting, Greedy & Binary Search
11Premium easy problemEasyStrings & Hashing
12Premium easy problemEasyStrings & Hashing
13Premium easy problemEasyStrings & Hashing
14Premium easy problemEasyStrings & Hashing
15Premium medium problemMediumStrings & Hashing
16Premium hard problemHardStrings & Hashing
17Premium medium problemMediumGrouping & Intervals
18Premium medium problemMediumGrouping & Intervals
19Premium medium problemMediumGrouping & Intervals
20Premium medium problemMediumGrouping & Intervals
21Premium medium problemMediumSliding Windows
22Premium medium problemMediumSliding Windows
23Premium medium problemMediumSliding Windows
24Premium medium problemMediumGrids & Data Structures
25Premium medium problemMediumGrids & Data Structures
26Premium medium problemMediumGrids & Data Structures
27Premium medium problemMediumGrids & Data Structures
28Premium medium problemMediumLogs & Server Data
29Premium medium problemMediumLogs & Server Data
30Premium easy problemEasyLogs & Server Data

IBM system design interview questions

3 designs, each worked end to end in its own lesson, from requirements to the architecture and its trade-offs.

#Question
1Design a Rate Limiter & API GatewayFree
2Design a Distributed Cache (Premium)
3Design Chat & Messaging (Premium)

A lock means the design is named here and its walkthrough is Premium.

IBM behavioral interview questions

13 questions, grouped by what the interviewer is testing. The lesson explains why each one gets asked and what a strong answer covers.

Teamwork & conflict (3)

All 3 are Premium

Client success & ownership (3)

All 3 are Premium

Learning, growth & adaptability (3)

All 3 are Premium

Ambiguity & deadlines (2)

All 2 are Premium

Why IBM & motivation (2)

All 2 are Premium

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Premium opens the 43 locked questions on this page, each with the full prompt and a worked answer, and every other lesson in all 100 company guides.

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How many questions are in the IBM interview guide?

46: 30 coding problems, 3 system designs and 13 behavioral questions. The guide was last updated in November 2026.

Which rounds do these IBM interview questions come from?

All 30 coding problems come from the coding rounds. The 3 system designs and 13 behavioral questions come from the system design and behavioral rounds. Every row in the list carries its round, so you can start with the one you have booked.

Which IBM interview questions are free?

3 of the 46 are free to read in full, marked Free in the list. The other 43 come with Premium, which also opens all 100 company guides.