Engineering Specialist Interview Experience - Cupertino, California
October 1, 2015
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I had about four phone interviews with a recruiter and one phone interview with the hiring manager. I also had one one-on-one on-site interview that took about an hour and another on-site interview that took about two hours with the whole group.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Apple Engineering Specialist role in Cupertino, California.
Success Rate
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Pass Rate
Apple's interview process for their Engineering Specialist roles in Cupertino, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
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Candidates reported having very good feelings for Apple's Engineering Specialist interview process in Cupertino, California.
Apple Work Experiences
2.0
Less than stellar
QA Engineer • Current Employee
Cupertino, California, United States
April 5, 2022
Pros: A free shuttle makes access easy, especially between different sites.
Cons: People are unhelpful and unresponsive via Slack/Email.
Understaffed local team.
5.0
Good Place to Work but Low Compensation
Hardware Engineer • Current Employee
Cupertino, California, United States
May 2, 2022
Pros: - Free dinner after 7pm.
- Good work-life balance.
- Smart colleagues.
Cons: - No other good perks.
- Hard to get a promotion.
- Low-ish pay.
4.0
Good Balance, Low Pay
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Cupertino, California, United States
July 17, 2025
Pros: Nice work-life balance.
Can somewhat coast by.
Cons: Won't make life-changing money like some of these other AI companies.
- 2.0Less than stellarQA Engineer • Current EmployeeCupertino, California, United StatesApril 5, 2022Pros: A free shuttle makes access easy, especially between different sites.Cons: People are unhelpful and unresponsive via Slack/Email. Understaffed local team.
- 5.0Good Place to Work but Low CompensationHardware Engineer • Current EmployeeCupertino, California, United StatesMay 2, 2022Pros: - Free dinner after 7pm. - Good work-life balance. - Smart colleagues.Cons: - No other good perks. - Hard to get a promotion. - Low-ish pay.
- 4.0Good Balance, Low PaySoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeCupertino, California, United StatesJuly 17, 2025Pros: Nice work-life balance. Can somewhat coast by.Cons: Won't make life-changing money like some of these other AI companies.
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