Data Engineer Interview Experience - Sunnyvale, California
June 22, 2026
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Initial HR screen with basic questions about yourself and your background, followed by a technical screening round.
I was only asked technical questions; there was no coding round. I believe coding may be a separate round.
Questions
Technical Data engineer questions.
Questions on ETL experience.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 5 interview experiences for the Apple Data Engineer role in Sunnyvale, California.
Success Rate
40%
Pass Rate
Apple's interview process for their Data Engineer roles in Sunnyvale, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive60%
Neutral40%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Apple's Data Engineer interview process in Sunnyvale, California.
Apple Work Experiences
5.0
Opportunities for everybody
Data Engineer • Current Employee
Sunnyvale, California, United States
March 10, 2021
Pros: Gives you opportunities for interesting work, growth, fair pay, RSUs, and a bonus.
Cons: Growth is a little complicated.
5.0
Overall excellent job. Pay is a little lower than other FANG, but WLB is great
Data Engineer • Current Employee
Sunnyvale, California, United States
August 26, 2022
Pros: Great work-life balance, interesting projects. The stock has increased 4x over my employment, so salary has been very high due to stock appreciation.
Cons: Return to office, occasionally mundane assignments. Lots of red tape. Pays less than other top-tier companies.
5.0
Inconsistent Work, Bad Balance
Data Engineer • Current Employee
Sunnyvale, California, United States
June 28, 2025
Pros: The job here is volatile, as projects either come in bulk or nothing at all.
Cons: Work-life balance is not very good.
- 5.0Opportunities for everybodyData Engineer • Current EmployeeSunnyvale, California, United StatesMarch 10, 2021Pros: Gives you opportunities for interesting work, growth, fair pay, RSUs, and a bonus.Cons: Growth is a little complicated.
- 5.0Overall excellent job. Pay is a little lower than other FANG, but WLB is greatData Engineer • Current EmployeeSunnyvale, California, United StatesAugust 26, 2022Pros: Great work-life balance, interesting projects. The stock has increased 4x over my employment, so salary has been very high due to stock appreciation.Cons: Return to office, occasionally mundane assignments. Lots of red tape. Pays less than other top-tier companies.
- 5.0Inconsistent Work, Bad BalanceData Engineer • Current EmployeeSunnyvale, California, United StatesJune 28, 2025Pros: The job here is volatile, as projects either come in bulk or nothing at all.Cons: Work-life balance is not very good.
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