CPU Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
October 1, 2015
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The interviewer's call arrived late, so the interview didn't last 30 minutes as scheduled.
They asked me some questions on CPU optimization techniques and the basics of Verilog. I didn't do very well on that. The interviewer was not friendly.
Questions
How to optimize CPU?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Apple CPU Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
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Pass Rate
Apple's interview process for their CPU Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
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Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Apple's CPU Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
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