Software QA Engineer Interview Experience - Sunnyvale, California
November 1, 2017
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
Phone technical interview.
It was brief and simple, but decently technical.
I was asked a lot about manual testing, such as:
- What is a test case?
- What's the difference between verification and validation?
- Why is manual testing important?
Questions
What is the most important component of a bug report?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Apple Software QA Engineer role in Sunnyvale, California.
Success Rate
100%
Pass Rate
Apple's interview process for their Software QA Engineer roles in Sunnyvale, California is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
Neutral0%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Apple's Software QA Engineer interview process in Sunnyvale, California.
Apple Work Experiences
3.0
Unclear direction and expected to be overworked
Software QA Engineer • Current Employee
Sunnyvale, California, United States
March 18, 2024
Pros: Work on the latest technology:
* visionOS
* iOS
Good health care
Decent 401k matching
Cons: Expect change daily.
The team speaks Chinese instead of English.
The team has inner circle people from China.
Lack of transparency.
Very good document and schedule planning.
5.0
Great place to work. Rough commute
Software QA Engineer • Former Employee
Sunnyvale, California, United States
March 16, 2016
Pros: The cafe food is amazing, and co-workers were excellent. I had quite a bit of downtime during which I was able to work on personal projects. There was also a lot of overtime available.
Cons: It was a little disorganized, and there were times when it seemed like my boss forgot I existed.
2.0
Nice Colleague, Awkward Office
Software QA Engineer • Current Employee
Cupertino, California, United States
May 29, 2025
Pros: Tim is nice in person.
Cons: Giant circles are hard to walk around.
- 3.0Unclear direction and expected to be overworkedSoftware QA Engineer • Current EmployeeSunnyvale, California, United StatesMarch 18, 2024Pros: Work on the latest technology: * visionOS * iOS Good health care Decent 401k matchingCons: Expect change daily. The team speaks Chinese instead of English. The team has inner circle people from China. Lack of transparency. Very good document and schedule planning.
- 5.0Great place to work. Rough commuteSoftware QA Engineer • Former EmployeeSunnyvale, California, United StatesMarch 16, 2016Pros: The cafe food is amazing, and co-workers were excellent. I had quite a bit of downtime during which I was able to work on personal projects. There was also a lot of overtime available.Cons: It was a little disorganized, and there were times when it seemed like my boss forgot I existed.
- 2.0Nice Colleague, Awkward OfficeSoftware QA Engineer • Current EmployeeCupertino, California, United StatesMay 29, 2025Pros: Tim is nice in person.Cons: Giant circles are hard to walk around.
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