Test Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California
January 1, 2014
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The process is normal, like at the other company. There are no complaints.
Questions
The interviewers are not American. I spoke to one Indian and one from the Middle East on the phone. It was very hard to understand them, and the phone lines were also very bad. The technical questions were all right.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Apple Test Engineer role in San Jose, California.
Success Rate
50%
Pass Rate
Apple's interview process for their Test Engineer roles in San Jose, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive50%
Neutral0%
Negative50%
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Apple's Test Engineer interview process in San Jose, California.
Apple Work Experiences
4.0
Great Place, Low Pay
Test Engineer • Former Employee
San Jose, California, United States
February 26, 2023
Pros: Best place to work
Cons: More work, less salary range
4.0
Supposedly Dream Job, but Surprisingly Low Pay
Test Engineer • Former Employee
Sunnyvale, California, United States
November 5, 2025
Pros: Contractor at Apple is relatively low stress and low expectations. Very slow, slow days but extremely busy, busy days. Lots of time to yourself.
Cons: Second-class citizen, highly replaceable, not taken seriously. Everyone is looking for future opportunities.
2.0
Not a lot of potential in this work
Test Engineer • Current Employee
Cupertino, California, United States
September 18, 2025
Pros: Mediocre pay, no weekend work, no overtime.
Cons: You don't learn anything: no technical skill, no business insight, no nothing. You are constantly reminded that you are a cog in the machine, who does and only does certain work without thinking too much.
Also, development & management tech is so outdated in the hardware department.
- 4.0Great Place, Low PayTest Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesFebruary 26, 2023Pros: Best place to workCons: More work, less salary range
- 4.0Supposedly Dream Job, but Surprisingly Low PayTest Engineer • Former EmployeeSunnyvale, California, United StatesNovember 5, 2025Pros: Contractor at Apple is relatively low stress and low expectations. Very slow, slow days but extremely busy, busy days. Lots of time to yourself.Cons: Second-class citizen, highly replaceable, not taken seriously. Everyone is looking for future opportunities.
- 2.0Not a lot of potential in this workTest Engineer • Current EmployeeCupertino, California, United StatesSeptember 18, 2025Pros: Mediocre pay, no weekend work, no overtime.Cons: You don't learn anything: no technical skill, no business insight, no nothing. You are constantly reminded that you are a cog in the machine, who does and only does certain work without thinking too much. Also, development & management tech is so outdated in the hardware department.
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