The process began with a shortlisting criterion of a 9/10 CGPA. After that, there was an online assessment consisting of:

• 2 DSA questions (LeetCode Easy level)
• 10 MCQs on AWS, Jenkins, and CI/CD

I solved everything quickly and was shortlisted for the next round.

The real disappointment came in the interview. My interviewer seemed arrogant and completely uninterested. The coding problem was extremely basic, something closer to high school level than an Apple interview, and the instructions were unclear. No test cases were provided, and when I asked for clarification, the interviewer just ignored it. They simply pasted the problem statement and sat silently. The coding part lasted barely 10 minutes.

After that, they asked vague conceptual questions but never acknowledged whether my answers were right or wrong. The interviewer was stoic the whole time, ended my interview 5 minutes early, and when I asked for feedback, brushed me off with, "Ask HR."

What frustrated me the most was the clear bias. The same interviewer treated another candidate right before me very differently, being more patient and engaging. The process didn’t feel merit-based, and it seemed like gender influenced the interviewer’s behavior. In the final shortlist, selections leaned heavily toward female candidates, which made the process feel unfair and not truly merit-based.

Overall, this was one of the worst interview experiences I’ve had. The interviewer came across as arrogant, disinterested, and biased. Honestly, for a company with Apple’s reputation, I expected far more professionalism.

OA - Greedy, Sorting, and Set Theory.

Interview - Basic string manipulation (Introduction to programming course level)