Software Engineering Interview Experience - Cupertino, California
February 1, 2012
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
After applying through a college career fair, I was scheduled for two phone interviews, for the iOS and Mac OS teams. I was offered a position just a day after the last interview. The recruiters were very helpful, replying to emails even on weekends.
Questions
Design an automatic reference counter for Objective-C.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the Apple Software Engineering role in Cupertino, California.
Success Rate
75%
Pass Rate
Apple's interview process for their Software Engineering roles in Cupertino, California is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Positive75%
Neutral0%
Negative25%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Apple's Software Engineering interview process in Cupertino, California.
Apple Work Experiences
4.0
Intern for less than a year
Software Engineering • Former Employee
Cupertino, California, United States
January 20, 2015
Pros: Very clean place, many talented coworkers, great competition, great salary, and interesting projects.
Cons: Management is a bit conservative, fairly reactive. Depending on your manager, the project can be real engineering or just documenting all day.
4.0
Great company to work for
Software Engineering • Former Employee
December 21, 2022
Pros: Apple offers competitive salaries with a really great working atmosphere. People are focused.
Cons: Sometimes they are too demanding, but I guess we share that concern over the industry.
5.0
Great Pay, No Cons
Software Engineering • Current Employee
October 26, 2022
Pros: High salary and good benefits
Cons: Is not any bad cons.
- 4.0Intern for less than a yearSoftware Engineering • Former EmployeeCupertino, California, United StatesJanuary 20, 2015Pros: Very clean place, many talented coworkers, great competition, great salary, and interesting projects.Cons: Management is a bit conservative, fairly reactive. Depending on your manager, the project can be real engineering or just documenting all day.
- 4.0Great company to work forSoftware Engineering • Former EmployeeDecember 21, 2022Pros: Apple offers competitive salaries with a really great working atmosphere. People are focused.Cons: Sometimes they are too demanding, but I guess we share that concern over the industry.
- 5.0Great Pay, No ConsSoftware Engineering • Current EmployeeOctober 26, 2022Pros: High salary and good benefitsCons: Is not any bad cons.
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