Software Engineer Interview Experience - Austin, Texas
February 23, 2025
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
It took nearly a month. I applied online, the recruiter scheduled a phone interview, followed by five more interviews.
The questions were of medium difficulty, including some system design topics.
- 3 technical rounds
- 1 behavioral
- 1 mixed
Questions
Design a URL shortening service like Bitly.
Describe the system architecture, database schema, and key components.
How would you handle scalability and prevent URL collisions?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 19 interview experiences for the Apple Software Engineer role in Austin, Texas.
Success Rate
26%
Pass Rate
Apple's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Austin, Texas is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive42%
Neutral37%
Negative21%
Candidates reported having good feelings for Apple's Software Engineer interview process in Austin, Texas.
Apple Work Experiences
5.0
Good Place with tough managers
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Austin, Texas, United States
August 17, 2024
Pros: - Challenging environment
- No BS workplace
- Strict deadlines
Cons: - Low work-life balance
- I got a lot of imposter syndrome
4.0
Good Work, Unclear Tasks
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Austin, Texas, United States
September 16, 2024
Pros: Everything was good except they won't explain much about tasks, what they are expecting.
Cons: They won’t explain much about the tasks.
5.0
Great Package, Friendly Team
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Austin, Texas, United States
January 30, 2024
Pros: Apple company has a good package.
Cons: A friendly environment to work at the company.
- 5.0Good Place with tough managersSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeAustin, Texas, United StatesAugust 17, 2024Pros: - Challenging environment - No BS workplace - Strict deadlinesCons: - Low work-life balance - I got a lot of imposter syndrome
- 4.0Good Work, Unclear TasksSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeAustin, Texas, United StatesSeptember 16, 2024Pros: Everything was good except they won't explain much about tasks, what they are expecting.Cons: They won’t explain much about the tasks.
- 5.0Great Package, Friendly TeamSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeAustin, Texas, United StatesJanuary 30, 2024Pros: Apple company has a good package.Cons: A friendly environment to work at the company.
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