Software Engineer Interview Experience - Sunnyvale, California
March 2, 2025
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
The process started with a recruiter call. Then, I had a technical screening. Lastly, there was a three-part panel interview with an engineer on the team, the hiring manager, and someone on the early careers program.
Questions
What iPhone feature do you like most, and why?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 11 interview experiences for the Apple Software Engineer role in Sunnyvale, California.
Success Rate
27%
Pass Rate
Apple's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Sunnyvale, California is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive45%
Neutral36%
Negative18%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Apple's Software Engineer interview process in Sunnyvale, California.
Apple Work Experiences
4.0
Great Benefits, Awful Wlb
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Sunnyvale, California, United States
October 30, 2025
Pros: Good benefit, easy to learn and grow.
Cons: Terrible work-life balance, bad office politics.
4.0
Fun Place to Work, but Too Many Contractors
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Sunnyvale, California, United States
October 24, 2025
Pros: Obviously, Apple is a great place to work. The benefits/perks are fantastic, and you get to work with brilliant folks.
Cons: In IS&T (my org at Apple), they hire way too many short-term contractors. These people can code, but they don't have a good sense of software architecture.
5.0
Great Pay, Long Hours
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Sunnyvale, California, United States
October 7, 2025
Pros: Great pay, great growth, great people.
Cons: Intense work, some time 10+ hours a day.
- 4.0Great Benefits, Awful WlbSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSunnyvale, California, United StatesOctober 30, 2025Pros: Good benefit, easy to learn and grow.Cons: Terrible work-life balance, bad office politics.
- 4.0Fun Place to Work, but Too Many ContractorsSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSunnyvale, California, United StatesOctober 24, 2025Pros: Obviously, Apple is a great place to work. The benefits/perks are fantastic, and you get to work with brilliant folks.Cons: In IS&T (my org at Apple), they hire way too many short-term contractors. These people can code, but they don't have a good sense of software architecture.
- 5.0Great Pay, Long HoursSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSunnyvale, California, United StatesOctober 7, 2025Pros: Great pay, great growth, great people.Cons: Intense work, some time 10+ hours a day.
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