Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Apple with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Common stages of the interview process at Apple as a Software Engineer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 100%
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I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Apple
Interview
I was told it would be according to the job description (math, OOP, resume, and some math and stats), but they asked lots of ML and stat questions related to their projects like anomaly detection and different data sets to detect what model to use to detect anomalies. OOP and unit test. Also, Regex and simple dictionary coding (change key and values).
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lots of ML and stat questions related to their projects like anomaly detection and different data sets to detect what model to use to detect anomalies. OOP and unit test. Also, Regex and simple dictionary coding (change key and values).
I applied through other source. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Apple (Malmö, Skåne) in Mar 2025
Interview
Very friendly and helpful interviewer. Thorough questions on general software development, and more specific questions on Swift, iOS, UIKit and SwiftUI. Ended with an explanation of the role, responsibilities and team information.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Apple (London, England) in Aug 2021
Interview
Good and professional interview, first questions are behavioral, the other are technical. The panel consisted of polite easy going people.
Was also asked to prepare a 5minute presentation beforehand.
Asked some sysnet designs questions as well.