Software Engineer Interview Experience - Cupertino, California
January 1, 2019
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
A brief phone interview was followed by an onsite interview.
At the onsite, there were four technical interviews and lunch with the manager. Each technical interview lasted 45 minutes.
The main issue was a lack of responsiveness regarding application status.
Questions
Q: Checking completeness of a binary tree
Q: Creating a new form of linked list
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 162 interview experiences for the Apple Software Engineer role in Cupertino, California.
Success Rate
22%
Pass Rate
Apple's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Cupertino, California is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive57%
Neutral23%
Negative20%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Apple's Software Engineer interview process in Cupertino, California.
Apple Work Experiences
5.0
Great work-life balance
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Cupertino, California, United States
September 22, 2025
Pros: Great work-life balance at Apple.
Cons: The Bay Area is not funny.
5.0
Beautiful Company, Great Colleagues
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Cupertino, California, United States
September 23, 2024
Pros: A beautiful company. A good workplace with great colleagues.
Cons: Nothing to add here on cons.
5.0
A fabulous place to work
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Cupertino, California, United States
March 15, 2013
Pros: Low stress level, offices with doors, good pay, and everyone says 'wow' when you tell them where you work.
Cons: There are no downsides working at Apple. It's a great place to work.
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- 5.0Beautiful Company, Great ColleaguesSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeCupertino, California, United StatesSeptember 23, 2024Pros: A beautiful company. A good workplace with great colleagues.Cons: Nothing to add here on cons.
- 5.0A fabulous place to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeCupertino, California, United StatesMarch 15, 2013Pros: Low stress level, offices with doors, good pay, and everyone says 'wow' when you tell them where you work.Cons: There are no downsides working at Apple. It's a great place to work.
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