Process
Met with a Hardware Engineering Team member at an Apple Career Fair.
Had a brief chat and interview there, and then gave my resume.
Received an HR email to schedule a phone interview.
The phone interview was a 45-minute, entirely technical call.
Questions
How much PCB experience do you have?
Was this helpful?
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
5.0
Good Dsp Work, Long Commute
Hardware Engineer • Current Employee
Cupertino, California, United States
October 6, 2016
Pros: Good projects for a DSP guy. Casual and open people. Salaries and overall conditions are good.
Cons: The commute from the city takes a long time. Secrecy is an obsession, which makes it more difficult to create your own network.
5.0
Great place to work
Hardware Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
October 25, 2024
Pros: Great benefits and perks. Highly recommended.
Cons: Too much work and deadlines.
5.0
Best company I've ever worked at
Hardware Engineer • Former Employee
October 25, 2021
Pros: Great management, a positive and productive work environment, and excellent treatment of employees.
Cons: No cons that I can come up with.
- 5.0Good Dsp Work, Long CommuteHardware Engineer • Current EmployeeCupertino, California, United StatesOctober 6, 2016Pros: Good projects for a DSP guy. Casual and open people. Salaries and overall conditions are good.Cons: The commute from the city takes a long time. Secrecy is an obsession, which makes it more difficult to create your own network.
- 5.0Great place to workHardware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesOctober 25, 2024Pros: Great benefits and perks. Highly recommended.Cons: Too much work and deadlines.
- 5.0Best company I've ever worked atHardware Engineer • Former EmployeeOctober 25, 2021Pros: Great management, a positive and productive work environment, and excellent treatment of employees.Cons: No cons that I can come up with.
Apple Interview Questions
Explore Interview QuestionsTaro 75Google Interview QuestionsMeta Interview QuestionsAmazon Interview QuestionsApple Interview QuestionsNetflix Interview Questions
Explore Interview ExperiencesOpenAI Interview ExperiencesAnthropic Interview ExperiencesPerplexity Interview ExperiencesWindsurf Interview ExperiencesMistral AI Interview Experiences
