Design Verification Interview Experience - Cupertino, California
September 1, 2010
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The phone interview mainly consisted of a resume deep dive and a few technical questions related to prior work experience.
Apart from the fact that Apple HR made multiple appointments for phone interviews and then canceled them without notification, the interviewer called at her own convenience and was quite rude.
Questions
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Apple Design Verification role in Cupertino, California.
Success Rate
50%
Pass Rate
Apple's interview process for their Design Verification roles in Cupertino, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive50%
Neutral0%
Negative50%
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Apple's Design Verification interview process in Cupertino, California.
Apple Work Experiences
1.0
Mixed
Engineer • Former Employee
Cupertino, California, United States
October 25, 2023
Pros: Great engineering environment. You could use your knowledge to improve millions of people's lives.
Cons: Something is broken, but the related department seems superior. So the broken system cannot be corrected, which really hurts.
3.0
Great company - no work-life balance
iOS Software Engineer • Current Employee
Cupertino, California, United States
April 28, 2023
Pros: The company is great, building amazing products that are worldly recognized. They build for production and large-scale applications.
Cons: Terrible work culture. No diversity.
4.0
An extremely fulfilling, life-changing experience, but with plenty of costs
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Cupertino, California, United States
May 24, 2012
Pros: - Work on amazing products
- Work with amazing people
- Take pride in the work that you do
- Huge gain in professional knowledge
- Experience makes you hirable anywhere else
Cons: - No work/life balance.
- No direct career paths.
- Average compensation (pre-stock).
- Average to below-average perks.
- Having to deal with growing and encroaching bureaucracy.
- 1.0MixedEngineer • Former EmployeeCupertino, California, United StatesOctober 25, 2023Pros: Great engineering environment. You could use your knowledge to improve millions of people's lives.Cons: Something is broken, but the related department seems superior. So the broken system cannot be corrected, which really hurts.
- 3.0Great company - no work-life balanceiOS Software Engineer • Current EmployeeCupertino, California, United StatesApril 28, 2023Pros: The company is great, building amazing products that are worldly recognized. They build for production and large-scale applications.Cons: Terrible work culture. No diversity.
- 4.0An extremely fulfilling, life-changing experience, but with plenty of costsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeCupertino, California, United StatesMay 24, 2012Pros: - Work on amazing products - Work with amazing people - Take pride in the work that you do - Huge gain in professional knowledge - Experience makes you hirable anywhere elseCons: - No work/life balance. - No direct career paths. - Average compensation (pre-stock). - Average to below-average perks. - Having to deal with growing and encroaching bureaucracy.
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