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Software Engineer Interview Experience - Cupertino, California

October 1, 2009
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I received a call from HR after they saw my resume online. I had applied for a compiler developer position, and they contacted me for a role on the LLVM team.

I went through two levels of phone interviews but ultimately was not selected.

The first interview was with a Director who asked questions about my Master's research work. Afterward, I had another interview with a manager and a developer who asked general questions about my resume. Each interview lasted about 30-40 minutes.

Questions

The questions were general, offering some ideas about a new project they were planning.

They asked me some behavioral questions, such as if I would be interested in working on software like iTunes, where you download a song but cannot play it in some other player.

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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.

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