Optical Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California
Process
I passed the campus interview and was told they were going to share my resume with their other groups. Then, I was emailed to schedule a phone call with another group.
Questions
For the most part, I was asked about my resume. At the end, they posed a technical question: if there were an infinitely long detector and a point source illuminating it from above, what would the illumination pattern be? They then replaced the point source with a larger source and asked how the illumination pattern would change.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Apple Optical Engineer role in San Jose, California.
Success Rate
Apple's interview process for their Optical Engineer roles in San Jose, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Apple's Optical Engineer interview process in San Jose, California.
Apple Work Experiences
- 4.0Hard Work, Long HoursOptical Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesNovember 6, 2020Pros: Self-learning, self-motivated, and works hard.Cons: Busy, long working hours, and working from home make things harder.
- 3.0New Apple, Same Boring WorkOptical Engineer • Former EmployeeCupertino, California, United StatesMarch 12, 2025Pros: Work on new Apple product.Cons: Same every year. Boring and dry.
- 3.0Optical hardware engineerOptical Engineer • Current EmployeeFebruary 29, 2024Pros: State-of-the-art technology, smart people.Cons: Lot of work load, no free food, stressful.
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