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Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California

January 1, 2019
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Process

The first step is a 30-minute phone interview with a recruiter about your background.

Next, there's another 30-minute technical phone interview with the manager, which is not coding-focused.

Following that is a 45-minute C++ code screen with a senior engineer.

Finally, an onsite interview lasting 6.5 hours, which was mostly technical but not coding-focused.

Almost all interviewers had a Master's degree or higher.

Lastly, there's a 30-minute phone interview with the director, combining behavioral and technical questions.

Questions

Topological Sort

Problem-solving questions related to the team's domain.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 14 interview experiences for the Apple Software Engineer role in San Jose, California.

Success Rate

29%
Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive93%
Neutral0%
Negative7%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Apple's Software Engineer interview process in San Jose, California.

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