Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
April 15, 2025
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
1 hour: LeetCode medium problems, plus in-depth questions about computer hardware architecture and low-level C++ concepts, including:
- Graphics pipelines
- Stacks
- Heaps
- Threads
- Mutexes
- Atomics
- Semaphores
All that we love.
Questions
Graphics pipelines,
Stacks, Heaps, Threads, Mutexes, Atomics, Semaphores
under the hood
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 23 interview experiences for the Apple Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
13%
Pass Rate
Apple's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive74%
Neutral26%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Apple's Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Apple Work Experiences
5.0
Great Money, Long Hours
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
October 31, 2025
Pros: The money is very good.
Cons: The hours are pretty long.
5.0
Great Balance, Slow Promotions
Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
October 21, 2025
Pros: Work-life balance, good communication.
Cons: Not much of a promotion chance.
5.0
Friendly, But High Pressure
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
September 25, 2025
Pros: Friendly environment to work in
Cons: High pressure and working hours
- 5.0Great Money, Long HoursSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesOctober 31, 2025Pros: The money is very good.Cons: The hours are pretty long.
- 5.0Great Balance, Slow PromotionsSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesOctober 21, 2025Pros: Work-life balance, good communication.Cons: Not much of a promotion chance.
- 5.0Friendly, But High PressureSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeptember 25, 2025Pros: Friendly environment to work inCons: High pressure and working hours
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