Hardware Engineer Interview Experience - Cupertino, California
January 1, 2021
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Focused on background and project-based questions.
Specifically, the discussion covered senior-level questions and hiring manager management style.
Followed up with no reply yet.
Overall, this was a good practice case. I will apply these learnings sooner.
Questions
Difference between LDO and DC-DC.
Difference between AC coupling and DC coupling.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 42 interview experiences for the Apple Hardware Engineer role in Cupertino, California.
Success Rate
33%
Pass Rate
Apple's interview process for their Hardware Engineer roles in Cupertino, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive64%
Neutral19%
Negative17%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Apple's Hardware Engineer interview process in Cupertino, California.
Apple Work Experiences
5.0
Mostly Good, Sometimes Bad
Hardware Engineer • Current Employee
Cupertino, California, United States
March 8, 2025
Pros: Great, most times, but could be...
Cons: Bad sometimes, but could be good.
4.0
Working at Apple
Hardware Engineer • Former Employee
Cupertino, California, United States
January 10, 2018
Pros: Learn a lot from experienced people.
You know that you're working on something that everyone around you loves – iPhones.
Cons: Sometimes a tough work culture.
Long hours make it difficult to maintain work-life balance.
4.0
Overall, a good place
Hardware Engineer • Current Employee
Cupertino, California, United States
March 10, 2025
Pros: Good pay, benefits, stability, culture.
Cons: Slow pace, leadership is risk averse.
- 5.0Mostly Good, Sometimes BadHardware Engineer • Current EmployeeCupertino, California, United StatesMarch 8, 2025Pros: Great, most times, but could be...Cons: Bad sometimes, but could be good.
- 4.0Working at AppleHardware Engineer • Former EmployeeCupertino, California, United StatesJanuary 10, 2018Pros: Learn a lot from experienced people. You know that you're working on something that everyone around you loves – iPhones.Cons: Sometimes a tough work culture. Long hours make it difficult to maintain work-life balance.
- 4.0Overall, a good placeHardware Engineer • Current EmployeeCupertino, California, United StatesMarch 10, 2025Pros: Good pay, benefits, stability, culture.Cons: Slow pace, leadership is risk averse.
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