Software Engineer Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington
April 22, 2025
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Contact with recruiter, followed by two phone screens with managers.
The first interview was good.
The second interviewer was terrible: kept cutting me off, pushed me to do the coding question in Java, and hinted poorly, leading to odd asides.
Questions
Implement an in-memory least recently used (LRU) cache.
Design a replication system for a database.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 18 interview experiences for the Apple Software Engineer role in Seattle, Washington.
Success Rate
17%
Pass Rate
Apple's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Seattle, Washington is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive67%
Neutral11%
Negative22%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Apple's Software Engineer interview process in Seattle, Washington.
Apple Work Experiences
5.0
Great Learning, Secrecy Hinders
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
August 26, 2025
Pros: Good environment and high learning curve.
Cons: high secrecy culture, which can limit transparency and cross-team collaboration.
3.0
Good Pay, High Pressure
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
March 31, 2025
Pros: Pay is good, but could be better.
Cons: Pay could be higher, given the work pressure.
4.0
3-day hybrid
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
March 23, 2025
Pros: Great engineering culture, supportive colleagues.
Cons: The 3-day in-office mandate is counterproductive. Most of the time, you are online anyway. The city forces paid parking. Limited commute options.
- 5.0Great Learning, Secrecy HindersSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesAugust 26, 2025Pros: Good environment and high learning curve.Cons: high secrecy culture, which can limit transparency and cross-team collaboration.
- 3.0Good Pay, High PressureSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesMarch 31, 2025Pros: Pay is good, but could be better.Cons: Pay could be higher, given the work pressure.
- 4.03-day hybridSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesMarch 23, 2025Pros: Great engineering culture, supportive colleagues.Cons: The 3-day in-office mandate is counterproductive. Most of the time, you are online anyway. The city forces paid parking. Limited commute options.
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