Overworked, but I learned a great deal
Overworked, but I learned a great deal
The people you work with at Apple are highly intelligent, skilled, passionate, and the best I have ever worked with in my career.
The pay is high, and if you can stay with Apple for longer terms, the stock bonuses keep accumulating.
I was dramatically overworked and burned out. The pressure is very high, the pace of work is frenetic, and the responsibility on each individual is stressful.
After accounting for the overtime hours I worked, the pay rate evens out with many other non-tech related roles. I could likely have worked 2 full-time jobs and gotten more sleep.
Work-life balance is needed, not something to acknowledge and then ignore because you need things done.
The physical and mental health of your employees degrade when pushed hard, and eventually their performance drops.
Pressuring them harder to continue their output will only result in a downward spiral with resentment on both ends before either they leave or you have to terminate them.
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CAD Engineer
The interview went well for about 45 minutes. I was asked questions on scripting and programming logic, mainly TCL. I was also tested on semiconductor basics and timing concepts, such as: * Elmore delay model * Setup and hold.
Software Engineer
Recruiter and then hiring manager: LeetCode. Then, final round with 3 interviewers, all involving LeetCode. Either one medium or two easy and medium questions were asked. The hiring manager round, which was the second interview, included one LeetCo
Software Engineer
It took nearly a month. I applied online, the recruiter scheduled a phone interview, followed by five more interviews. The questions were of medium difficulty, including some system design topics. * 3 technical rounds * 1 behavioral * 1 mixed
CAD Engineer
Austin, Texas, United StatesSeptember 1, 2019The interview went well for about 45 minutes. I was asked questions on scripting and programming logic, mainly TCL. I was also tested on semiconductor basics and timing concepts, such as: * Elmore delay model * Setup and hold.
Software Engineer
Austin, Texas, United StatesAugust 10, 2025Recruiter and then hiring manager: LeetCode. Then, final round with 3 interviewers, all involving LeetCode. Either one medium or two easy and medium questions were asked. The hiring manager round, which was the second interview, included one LeetCo
Software Engineer
Austin, Texas, United StatesFebruary 23, 2025It took nearly a month. I applied online, the recruiter scheduled a phone interview, followed by five more interviews. The questions were of medium difficulty, including some system design topics. * 3 technical rounds * 1 behavioral * 1 mixed
