Process
The process was dull and delayed because of miscommunications within the hiring team.
The interviews were pretty long. However, the difficulty was about average.
Interview rounds were pretty disconnected, often focusing on extremes.
Questions
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 30 interview experiences for the Apple Firmware Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
13%
Pass Rate
Apple's interview process for their Firmware Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive47%
Neutral33%
Negative20%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Apple's Firmware Engineer interview process in United States.
Apple Work Experiences
4.0
Good place to work
Firmware Engineer • Current Employee
November 17, 2020
Pros: Average pay, ESPP, 401K, work-life balance
Cons: No free food, too secret.
5.0
My best employer so far
Firmware Engineer • Current Employee
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
November 24, 2021
Pros: Self-driven work environment.
Very good managers with in-depth technical knowledge and hands-on attitude.
Hands-on work environment: everyone, including managers, must actively contribute to the product design and implementation.
Very efficient work environment with minimum communication and bureaucratic overhead.
Extremely fast decision making, not always consensus-driven.
Very good salary and large RSU (stock) grants.
Cons: - Need-to-know policy: You are very concentrated on your component and not aware what colleagues in other teams are working on.
- Long working hours with evening meetings across time zones.
- Depending on your project, you might be working long hours on your own with relatively few interactions with other teammates.
3.0
My point of view
Firmware Engineer • Current Employee
Herzliya, Israel
May 22, 2021
Pros: Amazing company with a good work-life balance, task variety, and so on.
Cons: I don't find any cons.
- 4.0Good place to workFirmware Engineer • Current EmployeeNovember 17, 2020Pros: Average pay, ESPP, 401K, work-life balanceCons: No free food, too secret.
- 5.0My best employer so farFirmware Engineer • Current EmployeeMunich, Bavaria, GermanyNovember 24, 2021Pros: Self-driven work environment. Very good managers with in-depth technical knowledge and hands-on attitude. Hands-on work environment: everyone, including managers, must actively contribute to the product design and implementation. Very efficient work environment with minimum communication and bureaucratic overhead. Extremely fast decision making, not always consensus-driven. Very good salary and large RSU (stock) grants.Cons: - Need-to-know policy: You are very concentrated on your component and not aware what colleagues in other teams are working on. - Long working hours with evening meetings across time zones. - Depending on your project, you might be working long hours on your own with relatively few interactions with other teammates.
- 3.0My point of viewFirmware Engineer • Current EmployeeHerzliya, IsraelMay 22, 2021Pros: Amazing company with a good work-life balance, task variety, and so on.Cons: I don't find any cons.
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