After a 30-minute phone screen, I was invited for an in-person interview at the Apple Cupertino location.

For the in-person interview, I spoke to three technical engineers, one manager, and one director, one at a time.

The Director was nice and asked a few cultural and behavioral questions. Overall, he seemed happy.

The Manager was a little rude and aggressive (pretending to have an SJ attitude). Without even knowing any details about my background and skills, he blatantly told me that this is not a 9-to-5 job and I need to work extra hours because they work like a startup. In fact, this gave me the impression that this guy is a panicker and doesn't enjoy solving problems.

Two of the three engineers I spoke to were B-grade candidates. In fact, after interviewing at so many big companies, I realize there are many of these individuals who would never hire an A-grade candidate for fear of losing their jobs.

I have come to the conclusion, after interviewing at big enterprises (I don't want to name them), that it is better to have a group technical round rather than a single one-on-one round.

One of the questions was, "Why Spring framework and why DI?"

They also asked a couple of brain teasers from Khan Academy (LOL).

Why Spring DI?

Khan Academy brain teasers