Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - Cupertino, California
September 6, 2024
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
- Behavioral
- Class-design style technical; focus a lot on cross-functional teams and how you navigate ambiguity with little guidance.
Technical is cumulative. You start with a very easy question to parse a string, then it gradually turns into parsing JSON and loading it into an object, and data wrangling.
Questions
How do you navigate ambiguity?
What is the most challenging project?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 17 interview experiences for the Apple Software Engineer (Internship) role in Cupertino, California.
Success Rate
41%
Pass Rate
Apple's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in Cupertino, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive76%
Neutral18%
Negative6%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Apple's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in Cupertino, California.
Apple Work Experiences
5.0
Great Opportunity to be at the cutting edge of Hardware.
Staff Senior Design Verification Engineer • Current Employee
Cupertino, California, United States
November 11, 2025
Pros: Management is great; you'll get a chance to work on a wide variety of IPs.
Cons: Project deadlines are strict and you need to handle multiple responsibilities at the same time.
5.0
Apple Leads, Big Tech
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Cupertino, California, United States
November 8, 2025
Pros: We have Tim Apple leading us.
Cons: It's a big tech company.
5.0
Designing quality in
EE Hardware Engineer • Current Employee
Cupertino, California, United States
November 7, 2025
Pros: The attention to detail at Apple is amazing. Every step in the process and component chain is monitored, and small defects get root-caused quickly.
Cons: Some roles at Apple are difficult and intense, but this has been true for all the companies I have worked for.
- 5.0Great Opportunity to be at the cutting edge of Hardware.Staff Senior Design Verification Engineer • Current EmployeeCupertino, California, United StatesNovember 11, 2025Pros: Management is great; you'll get a chance to work on a wide variety of IPs.Cons: Project deadlines are strict and you need to handle multiple responsibilities at the same time.
- 5.0Apple Leads, Big TechSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeCupertino, California, United StatesNovember 8, 2025Pros: We have Tim Apple leading us.Cons: It's a big tech company.
- 5.0Designing quality inEE Hardware Engineer • Current EmployeeCupertino, California, United StatesNovember 7, 2025Pros: The attention to detail at Apple is amazing. Every step in the process and component chain is monitored, and small defects get root-caused quickly.Cons: Some roles at Apple are difficult and intense, but this has been true for all the companies I have worked for.
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