Systems Power and Battery Management Software Engineer Interview Experience - Cupertino, California
Process
The interviewers came two by two and asked different questions. Mainly, they asked software questions on a whiteboard and asked me to solve them.
I went for lunch with the manager of the position, and the lunch was also an informal interview; he was asking questions one after another.
The last person who interviewed me was the manager of the manager of the position. I did not expect the interview to go to that level.
Questions
One of the questions involved bit manipulation: to count the number of 1's in a variable.
Another question was about linked lists.
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Apple's interview process for their Systems Power and Battery Management Software Engineer roles in Cupertino, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
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