Process
I applied online.
Interviewer started with a quick overview of the resume and then started asking a series of questions why I wanted to apply for this job and describing my silicon bringup experience as irrelevant. Interviewer mentioned multiple times that the only reason that they wanted to talk to me is for my education background and kept undermining my skills and experience. When asked if I'm able to use basic lab equipments, etc. I responded with a list of equipments I have experience with, but the interviewer interrupted and said that I need to say I have a strong passion in using these equipments otherwise they don't want to have me in the team.
Questions
What lab equipment are you familiar with?
Describe the process of FFT/iFFT.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 6 interview experiences for the Apple Silicon Validation Engineer role.
Success Rate
Apple's interview process for their Silicon Validation Engineer roles is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Apple's Silicon Validation Engineer interview process.
Apple Work Experiences
- 5.0Interesting work, good coworkers, good pay and benefitsSilicon Validation Engineer • Current EmployeeCupertino, California, United StatesJanuary 4, 2024Pros: Stable, interesting problems, plenty of available resources to do it right, and a solid set of pay and benefits. Work with some of the smartest folks around, so there's lots to learn.Cons: Could theoretically make more or get better WLB or benefits elsewhere, but probably not all at the same time. Lots of specialization among teams, so you don't necessarily get the chance to learn as much skill variety as you would at a smaller company where you have to do PCB, SW, automation, and testing yourself. The disclosure system closes off a lot of interesting education to people in other teams.
- 5.0Everything People Tell You Is TrueSilicon Validation Engineer • Former EmployeeCupertino, California, United StatesJanuary 20, 2021Pros: Brilliant coworkers, meaningful work, decent culture, brilliant management. Everyone is technical and knows their stuff. The HQ is easily the most beautiful/meaningful place I've ever been, more than FB/Google's HQs. You feel special coming into work.Cons: No free food or gym; nowhere near the same level of perks as Google. Sometimes dysfunctional. Apple discourages documentation and doesn't have any strict internal coding standards or other structure. It's up to each team to decide what they need. IMO, it leads to lots of reinventing the wheel and "ohhh so that's why version control is good!"
- 5.0Very good companySilicon Validation Engineer • Current EmployeeNovember 4, 2022Pros: State-of-the-art technology and a great source of knowledge.Cons: The workspace is a bit old.
Apple Interview Questions
