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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The interview process starts with an initial HR phone call to discuss background, role fit, and logistics. This is followed by a first-round technical interview with an engineer on the team, which focuses on hands-on problem solving and code-level discussions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The interviewer provides a ~300-line codebase and asks me to implement specific functions, debug existing logic, and reason about the code’s behavior and design trade-offs.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Apple (San Jose, CA) in Nov 2021
Interview
Applied via a referral- recruiter call- 1 phone screen - 5 interviews onsite
Interviews had system design and coding rounds. I met with people of diverse backgrounds
Offer took 1 month
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Apple (Prag) in Dec 2022
Interview
1 screening interview with hiring manager - including a coding question
3 coding interviews with team members
2 interviews with a senior lead and director of the department - no coding, motivation and behavioral questions and talk about current and past jobs/internship
Many interviews, however, all were very much related to the role, and you get to meet most of the people you will end up working with.