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Software Engineer Interview Experience

January 15, 2026
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied online.

One-on-one interview with a senior engineer from the team. Asked general design questions instead of the data structures and algorithms style questions that you commonly see for other SWE roles.

Questions

Design an API (character count)

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 814 interview experiences for the Apple Software Engineer role.

Success Rate

17%
Pass Rate

Apple's interview process for their Software Engineer roles is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive57%
Neutral26%
Negative18%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Apple's Software Engineer interview process.

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