Engineering Manager Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
October 17, 2025
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The interview sequence began with a conversation with the hiring manager, followed by a coding exercise, a system design session, and several peer interviews. These interviews explored areas such as:
- Team management
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Engineering decision-making.
Questions
Tell me about a time when you coached a strong performer.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Apple Engineering Manager role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Apple's interview process for their Engineering Manager roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive50%
Neutral50%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Apple's Engineering Manager interview process in San Francisco, California.
Apple Work Experiences
4.0
Excellent computer to do 10% of what you're capable of...
Engineering Manager • Current Employee
Cupertino, California, United States
August 6, 2025
Pros: Stable. Layoffs are exceedingly rare, and tenure counts for something.
Cons: Only make the doughnuts. Innovation has given way to incrementalism. If you can be just a cog, you can make it.
2.0
Big tech perks with org alignment issues
Engineering Manager • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
May 11, 2025
Pros: Perks are good for tech roles.
Motivated engineers around you.
Cons: * Organization alignment issues.
* Secrecy culture, lack of communication. Political/empire building.
* Really cutthroat; work dumped to lower levels without major thought.
5.0
Great if you can get in.
Engineering Manager • Former Employee
Cupertino, California, United States
March 5, 2025
Pros: It was surprisingly family-friendly. Also good at promoting the good ones.
Cons: Very competitive, and CA is super expensive.
- 4.0Excellent computer to do 10% of what you're capable of...Engineering Manager • Current EmployeeCupertino, California, United StatesAugust 6, 2025Pros: Stable. Layoffs are exceedingly rare, and tenure counts for something.Cons: Only make the doughnuts. Innovation has given way to incrementalism. If you can be just a cog, you can make it.
- 2.0Big tech perks with org alignment issuesEngineering Manager • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesMay 11, 2025Pros: Perks are good for tech roles. Motivated engineers around you.Cons: * Organization alignment issues. * Secrecy culture, lack of communication. Political/empire building. * Really cutthroat; work dumped to lower levels without major thought.
- 5.0Great if you can get in.Engineering Manager • Former EmployeeCupertino, California, United StatesMarch 5, 2025Pros: It was surprisingly family-friendly. Also good at promoting the good ones.Cons: Very competitive, and CA is super expensive.
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