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← IBM

Senior Full-stack at IBM

Full-stackSeniorNo offer◆ Commonly asked· 2025

Senior fullstack interview. Coding-heavy early, design and behavioral later.

The loop · 6 rounds

01

Round 01 · 3 questions

DSA / Coding

Data structures & algorithms on a whiteboard or shared editor.

  • Kth smallest element in a BST.
    SeniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #tree#bst
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Set matrix zeroes.
    SeniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #matrix
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Two Sum — return indices of numbers adding to a target.
    SeniorEasy◆ Commonly asked
    #array#hashmap
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
02

Round 02 · 2 questions

Machine Coding

Build a working component or service under time pressure.

  • Build a "Wordle" clone with keyboard input.
    SeniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #react#state
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • Build a data table with sorting, filtering and pagination.
    SeniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #react#table
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
03

Round 03 · 2 questions

System Design

High-level architecture of a large-scale system.

  • Design a web crawler.
    SeniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #queues#dedup#scale
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • Design a design-system component library shared across apps.
    SeniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #frontend#design-system
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
04

Round 04 · 3 questions

Tech Deep-Dive

Deep questions on your core stack and fundamentals.

  • Explain the JS event loop: microtasks vs macrotasks.
    SeniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #javascript#event-loop
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • Message queues vs pub/sub — when to use each.
    SeniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #messaging
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • Explain Core Web Vitals (LCP, CLS, INP) and how to improve them.
    SeniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #perf
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
05

Round 05 · 1 question

Hiring Manager

Scope, ownership, and role-fit discussion with the manager.

  • How do you decide when a project is done enough to ship?
    Senior◆ Commonly asked
    #delivery#judgment
06

Round 06 · 2 questions

Behavioral / HR

Values, collaboration, and past-experience (STAR) questions.

  • Tell me about a time you failed and what you learned.
    Senior◆ Commonly asked
    #growth#star
  • Tell me about a time you went above and beyond for a customer.
    Senior◆ Commonly asked
    #customer#star

◆ This experience is composed from commonly reported questions for this role and level. Real, individually-shared interviews will be layered in over time.