Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California
Process
I had a phone interview with the manager. He gave me a problem to solve.
The interview process for a software engineer at Apple takes 1-2 months.
The onsite interview lasts 5 hours and comprises around 5 rounds with each team. Each round consists of 4 technical interviews and a lunch interview.
Questions
Phone interview with the manager.
Asked to solve a security, authentication, and authorization-related problem.
Designed an API endpoint to fetch coming soon show content.
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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
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
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Apple's Software Engineer interview process in San Jose, California.
Apple Work Experiences
- 1.0Good Products, High PaySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesDecember 6, 2020Pros: Good products, good pay, top company.Cons: No cons. Need to work hard.
- 3.0Good People, Poor PaySoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesJune 5, 2023Pros: Good culture and good colleagues.Cons: Low salary and no future.
- 4.0Challenging Work, Hectic BalanceSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesAugust 8, 2021Pros: Very good work opportunities. Get to work on very challenging problems with high customer impact.Cons: Very hectic, and thus, a poor work-life balance. But that can also be managed. It's really up to the individual.
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