Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - Cupertino, California
Process
I had a phone interview and then an onsite interview.
The phone interview was pretty straightforward. The onsite interview questions were easy too.
For the design question, I didn't have too much familiarity with Hadoop, but the interviewer was very fixated on asking me about the internals of Hadoop.
It was a very pathetic experience. The interviewer was busy with his own work on his laptop and was not paying any attention to what I was saying.
In all the interviews, I found them to be very unwelcoming. The environment inside the office was gloomy and totally uncool.
Overall, I had a very negative experience and would never like to work here.
Questions
How will you sort a file, terabytes in size, in Hadoop?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 40 interview experiences for the Apple Senior Software Engineer role in Cupertino, California.
Success Rate
Apple's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in Cupertino, California is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having good feelings for Apple's Senior Software Engineer interview process in Cupertino, California.
Apple Work Experiences
- 1.0Life as a Contractor at AppleSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeCupertino, California, United StatesSeptember 14, 2015Pros: The food at the multiple distributed cafeterias and coffee bars is awesome. Who could imagine, two to three choices of fish every day! A few open atrium casual talking and work areas are quite nice as well.Cons: Virtually no social interaction with Apple employees. Total exclusion from the physical work areas of employees. Absolutely no effort on the part of management and employees to make you feel like you are a part of a team effort. Almost no opportunities to feed suggestions upward or back to employees. Locked in a room with other contractors who have nothing in common with your work.
- 5.0A very good companySenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeCupertino, California, United StatesDecember 2, 2020Pros: Salary, gym, sauna, interesting work, really good food.Cons: None, everything is really good. It's hard to find any cons there.
- 5.0Great Perks, Outdated TechSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeCupertino, California, United StatesAugust 17, 2023Pros: Good company perks, health insurance benefits.Cons: Some teams run behind in technology.
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