ASIC Design Engineer Interview Experience - Cupertino, California
January 1, 2019
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Two phone interviews followed by a one-day on-site interview.
For the on-site portion:
- Lunch with the team leader.
- Met with six designers from the team, each for approximately 45 minutes.
Questions
Questions on logic design, synthesis, and computer architecture, such as cross-clock domain issues, cache, state machines, and low-power design techniques.
Only one behavioral question was asked.
Also asked about past projects.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the Apple ASIC Design Engineer role in Cupertino, California.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Apple's interview process for their ASIC Design Engineer roles in Cupertino, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive50%
Neutral50%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Apple's ASIC Design Engineer interview process in Cupertino, California.
Apple Work Experiences
4.0
Impactful Projects, Overwhelmed
ASIC Design Engineer • Current Employee
Cupertino, California, United States
March 8, 2025
Pros: Work on a lot of impactful projects.
Cons: Too many projects all at once.
3.0
Good Products, High Stress
ASIC Design Engineer • Current Employee
Cupertino, California, United States
February 28, 2025
Pros: Get to work on good products.
Cons: High stress, less flexibility, siloed.
4.0
Good package. No WLB
ASIC Design Engineer • Current Employee
Cupertino, California, United States
October 15, 2022
Pros: Pay is good.
Employee benefits are good.
Cons: No work-life balance. Toxic culture in some teams.
- 4.0Impactful Projects, OverwhelmedASIC Design Engineer • Current EmployeeCupertino, California, United StatesMarch 8, 2025Pros: Work on a lot of impactful projects.Cons: Too many projects all at once.
- 3.0Good Products, High StressASIC Design Engineer • Current EmployeeCupertino, California, United StatesFebruary 28, 2025Pros: Get to work on good products.Cons: High stress, less flexibility, siloed.
- 4.0Good package. No WLBASIC Design Engineer • Current EmployeeCupertino, California, United StatesOctober 15, 2022Pros: Pay is good. Employee benefits are good.Cons: No work-life balance. Toxic culture in some teams.
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