Engineer Interview Experience - Cupertino, California
February 1, 2023
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
The all-day interview involved meeting with most of the team, likely across 6 or 7 rounds. I finally spoke with the director at the end.
It was an exhausting process due to the sheer number of rounds. Many of the questions were also repeated by the different groups.
Questions
All technical questions related to the different OS's.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 17 interview experiences for the Apple Engineer role in Cupertino, California.
Success Rate
24%
Pass Rate
Apple's interview process for their Engineer roles in Cupertino, California is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive59%
Neutral24%
Negative18%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Apple's Engineer interview process in Cupertino, California.
Apple Work Experiences
5.0
Great Cook, Stocks Exploded
Engineer • Current Employee
Cupertino, California, United States
October 30, 2025
Pros: Tim's been great; he's really good at cooking. Stocks have gone crazy.
Cons: Hard to think of any.
3.0
Secure But Bad Work-life Balance
Engineer • Current Employee
Cupertino, California, United States
April 14, 2025
Pros: Job security may be okay.
Cons: Work-life balance is really bad.
4.0
Good Pay, Some Team Friction
Engineer • Current Employee
Cupertino, California, United States
February 24, 2025
Pros: Good work-life balance. Good compensation.
Cons: Slightly bad communication with cross-functional team.
- 5.0Great Cook, Stocks ExplodedEngineer • Current EmployeeCupertino, California, United StatesOctober 30, 2025Pros: Tim's been great; he's really good at cooking. Stocks have gone crazy.Cons: Hard to think of any.
- 3.0Secure But Bad Work-life BalanceEngineer • Current EmployeeCupertino, California, United StatesApril 14, 2025Pros: Job security may be okay.Cons: Work-life balance is really bad.
- 4.0Good Pay, Some Team FrictionEngineer • Current EmployeeCupertino, California, United StatesFebruary 24, 2025Pros: Good work-life balance. Good compensation.Cons: Slightly bad communication with cross-functional team.
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