Data Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California
Process
In total, there are three rounds: an initial round with a recruiter, a second round with a hiring manager, and a final round with four people. The whole process is very quick.
Every individual interview lasts for about 45 minutes. The final round includes three coding interviews and one background interview.
Questions
SQL questions, such as self-joins.
Python coding questions, such as sorting algorithms.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Apple Data Engineer role in San Jose, California.
Success Rate
Apple's interview process for their Data Engineer roles in San Jose, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Apple's Data Engineer interview process in San Jose, California.
Apple Work Experiences
- 4.0Apple Data EngineeringData Engineer • Current EmployeeBrisbane, Queensland, AustraliaDecember 1, 2023Pros: Really good culture and benefits.Cons: Sometimes too much work and strict deadlines.
- 4.0Good place to workData Engineer • Current EmployeeAugust 12, 2022Pros: - Lots of benefits and perks. - Apple has a huge amount of data, which can be great for data engineers to challenge ourselves to solve painful issues. - A bunch of smart and talented people at Apple.Cons: Ownership can be messy for cross-team projects. It's hard to move up.
- 3.0Great Company, Stressful WorkData Engineer • Former EmployeeWashington, District of Columbia, United StatesOctober 17, 2025Pros: It was wonderful working with Apple.Cons: It was very stressful for me.
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