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Software Engineer Interview Experience

May 1, 2024
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The initial recruiter call was followed by a 1-hour technical screen, which went well. This led to a virtual onsite interview consisting of 4 rounds.

Out of the 4 rounds:

  • The first round focused on coding and technical questions, primarily concerning Java and Spring Boot.
  • The second round was for Low-Level Design (LLD).
  • The third round was for High-Level Design (HLD).
  • The fourth round was a Product Thinking round.

All interviewers were good, except for the one in the second virtual round (LLD). This interviewer seemed unsatisfied with my LLD. While I accept their feedback, they yelled and commented that my design was "brutal," which I've never heard during an interview.

The recruiter was very interactive until the virtual onsite interview. However, they did not provide even a rejection email, despite a follow-up.

Questions

Backtracking coding question, String/array manipulation, Java/Spring Boot questions, LLD, HLD.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 595 interview experiences for the Apple Software Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

16%
Pass Rate

Apple's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive54%
Neutral28%
Negative18%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Apple's Software Engineer interview process in United States.

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