IBM
Global technology and consulting firm with deep roots in enterprise IT and AI.
3 Rounds
~14 Days
Medium
The Interview Loop
Recruiter Screen (30 min)
Standard fit check, behavioral questions, and resume overview.
Technical Loop (3-4 Rounds)
Deep dive into domain knowledge, coding, and system design.
Interview Question Bank
Backend Engineer
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Coding
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medium
Design a data structure that follows the constraints of a Least Recently Used (LRU) cache.
#Design
#Hash Table
#Doubly Linked List
Cloud Engineer
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Coding
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medium
Design and implement a data structure for a Least Recently Used (LRU) cache.
#Hash Table
#Doubly Linked List
#Design
Software Engineer
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Coding
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medium
Design and implement a data structure for a Least Recently Used (LRU) cache. It should support get and put operations in O(1) time complexity.
#Hash Table
#Doubly Linked List
#Design
Software Engineer
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Coding
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easy
Given the head of a singly linked list, reverse the list, and return the reversed list.
#Linked List
#Pointers
Software Engineer
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Coding
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medium
Design a stack that supports push, pop, top, and retrieving the minimum element in constant time.
#Stack
#Design
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