Process
All day round interviews. There are 7 back-to-back interviews a day, fully remote.
Most of them are technical, including computer architecture, design verification, and system design.
Some will talk about your resume, but they mostly focus on technical skills.
Questions
Hardware Verification question with some computer architecture knowledge.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 126 interview experiences for the Apple Hardware Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
21%
Pass Rate
Apple's interview process for their Hardware Engineer roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive56%
Neutral33%
Negative11%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Apple's Hardware Engineer interview process in United States.
Apple Work Experiences
2.0
Resources Great, Growth Ignored
Hardware Engineer • Current Employee
Sunnyvale, California, United States
July 23, 2022
Pros: Large amount of company resources
Cons: Incredibly frugal for a company with $300B cash.
Manager doesn’t support career interests or career growth. Sense of not being heard.
1.0
Hardware Engineering / QA / Battery Team: Very toxic work environment
Hardware Engineer • Former Employee
Cupertino, California, United States
April 25, 2019
Pros: 25% discount on Apple devices.
Cons: Toxic work environment, specifically QA testing battery and hardware. A bad organization, insecure, bully managers, lawyers as managers. Thermal and battery were the rock bottom of insanity and toxicity. Human resources are accomplices in all harassments that happen to engineers. Apple is bad; do not work at Apple.
5.0
Great company culture
Hardware Engineer • Former Employee
Cupertino, California, United States
October 22, 2024
Pros: So many smart people to work and collaborate with.
Cons: No significant cons, in my opinion.
- 2.0Resources Great, Growth IgnoredHardware Engineer • Current EmployeeSunnyvale, California, United StatesJuly 23, 2022Pros: Large amount of company resourcesCons: Incredibly frugal for a company with $300B cash. Manager doesn’t support career interests or career growth. Sense of not being heard.
- 1.0Hardware Engineering / QA / Battery Team: Very toxic work environmentHardware Engineer • Former EmployeeCupertino, California, United StatesApril 25, 2019Pros: 25% discount on Apple devices.Cons: Toxic work environment, specifically QA testing battery and hardware. A bad organization, insecure, bully managers, lawyers as managers. Thermal and battery were the rock bottom of insanity and toxicity. Human resources are accomplices in all harassments that happen to engineers. Apple is bad; do not work at Apple.
- 5.0Great company cultureHardware Engineer • Former EmployeeCupertino, California, United StatesOctober 22, 2024Pros: So many smart people to work and collaborate with.Cons: No significant cons, in my opinion.
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