Hardware Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California
October 1, 2022
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I applied online with no referral. A few days later, I received an interview invitation email from the recruiter.
This was followed by:
- A 30-minute technical screen with the hiring manager.
- A 6-hour, full-day online interview with 6 different potential team members.
Questions
Why this company? Why this position? Tell me about a time you had a hard time at work and how you dealt with the situation.
Detail previous experiences. Why did you leave your previous company?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 5 interview experiences for the Apple Hardware Engineer role in San Jose, California.
Success Rate
40%
Pass Rate
Apple's interview process for their Hardware Engineer roles in San Jose, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive80%
Neutral20%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Apple's Hardware Engineer interview process in San Jose, California.
Apple Work Experiences
5.0
The best one can ask for.
Hardware Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
February 24, 2025
Pros: Great learning, benefits, culture, and work-life balance.
Cons: Fish in an ocean of top-quality engineers.
4.0
Good Pay, Useless Managers
Hardware Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
June 19, 2024
Pros: Pay is good.
Commodity is well-funded.
Cons: Lack of advancement and useless managers
3.0
Great Rsus, Poor Balance
Hardware Engineer • Former Employee
San Jose, California, United States
February 6, 2022
Pros: RSU has grown fast in the last several years.
Cons: Work-life balance is not good.
- 5.0The best one can ask for.Hardware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesFebruary 24, 2025Pros: Great learning, benefits, culture, and work-life balance.Cons: Fish in an ocean of top-quality engineers.
- 4.0Good Pay, Useless ManagersHardware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesJune 19, 2024Pros: Pay is good. Commodity is well-funded.Cons: Lack of advancement and useless managers
- 3.0Great Rsus, Poor BalanceHardware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesFebruary 6, 2022Pros: RSU has grown fast in the last several years.Cons: Work-life balance is not good.
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