Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - Cupertino, California
November 18, 2025
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Overall smooth. Had 3 interviews: one behavioral and 2 technical. Heavy system design and debugging. Interviewers were nice, standard interview format with an introduction and then mostly technical questions. Some OOP concepts needed as well.
Questions
Explain the difference between polymorphism and inheritance.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 17 interview experiences for the Apple Software Engineer (Internship) role in Cupertino, California.
Success Rate
41%
Pass Rate
Apple's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in Cupertino, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive76%
Neutral18%
Negative6%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Apple's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in Cupertino, California.
Apple Work Experiences
4.0
Excellent computer to do 10% of what you're capable of...
Engineering Manager • Current Employee
Cupertino, California, United States
August 6, 2025
Pros: Stable. Layoffs are exceedingly rare, and tenure counts for something.
Cons: Only make the doughnuts. Innovation has given way to incrementalism. If you can be just a cog, you can make it.
5.0
Great time, no regrets.
Human Factors Engineer Intern • Current Employee
Cupertino, California, United States
July 28, 2025
Pros: Apple, resources, a great time, and facilities.
Cons: Living in the South Bay in your 20's. SF is too far for such a short time with all the commuting.
1.0
I worked at Apple for 5 months as an ML engineer.
ML Engineer • Former Employee
Cupertino, California, United States
April 13, 2025
Pros: Great team of AI/ML engineers.
Cons: Executive/Team leadership do not know the AI/ML real-world landscape and are deeply out of touch with the teams they 'lead'.
- 4.0Excellent computer to do 10% of what you're capable of...Engineering Manager • Current EmployeeCupertino, California, United StatesAugust 6, 2025Pros: Stable. Layoffs are exceedingly rare, and tenure counts for something.Cons: Only make the doughnuts. Innovation has given way to incrementalism. If you can be just a cog, you can make it.
- 5.0Great time, no regrets.Human Factors Engineer Intern • Current EmployeeCupertino, California, United StatesJuly 28, 2025Pros: Apple, resources, a great time, and facilities.Cons: Living in the South Bay in your 20's. SF is too far for such a short time with all the commuting.
- 1.0I worked at Apple for 5 months as an ML engineer.ML Engineer • Former EmployeeCupertino, California, United StatesApril 13, 2025Pros: Great team of AI/ML engineers.Cons: Executive/Team leadership do not know the AI/ML real-world landscape and are deeply out of touch with the teams they 'lead'.
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