The process started in October when I sent a LinkedIn message to a specific PDE recruiter. A call was set to talk to HR about the overall recruiting process, when I wanted to start, previous internships, companies I was talking to, and basic HR household questions. The recruiter told me she would be sending my resume to another specific recruiter for STA positions. A week later, a new recruiter emailed and asked me questions about location preference, graduation date, etc. The same recruiter, in the next few days, helped me set a phone interview with an STA engineer in Cupertino. From the first phone interview, it was all STA-related questions, with zero behavioral questions. It went well, so the next week, the recruiter set another technical phone screen with an STA engineer in Austin. A week after that, the recruiter emailed me again and said I did well. They asked me where I wanted to work: Austin or Cupertino. Then I was passed to a new recruiter for the Cupertino campus, and we set another interview for the final onsite interview. Apple flew me and paid for airfare and accommodations. The onsite technical interview was intense. I met 6 engineers, 45 minutes each. Three were managers and one was the final hiring manager.

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