Don't work for Apple as a contractor
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The senior management was very kind, but direct managers were horrible.
Forced to work separately from FT employees.
Looked down upon.
A project that was already being used couldn't even be considered an MVP. Every update took an entire workday to update (yes, that's a 5-6 hour downtime).
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SoC Verification Engineer
One technical screen and six rounds of technical interviews. The process went very fast. It took about two weeks from the first screen to the last panel interview, and also one interview with the recruiter.
Data Engineer
Two phone screens that contained behavior questions, past projects, Python, and SQL. Python was LeetCode medium. I was asked a question about BFS. SQL was also LeetCode medium and involved some joins.
Design Verification Engineer
Recruiter reached out and had a normal call. Then scheduled a 45 min screening with hiring manager. The screening call with HM was a horror show. Completely uninterested, was eating his dinner while on call, asked one question, no follow up, no backg
SoC Verification Engineer
Sunnyvale, California, United StatesNovember 1, 2025One technical screen and six rounds of technical interviews. The process went very fast. It took about two weeks from the first screen to the last panel interview, and also one interview with the recruiter.
Data Engineer
Sunnyvale, California, United StatesSeptember 1, 2025Two phone screens that contained behavior questions, past projects, Python, and SQL. Python was LeetCode medium. I was asked a question about BFS. SQL was also LeetCode medium and involved some joins.
Design Verification Engineer
Sunnyvale, California, United StatesJune 1, 2025Recruiter reached out and had a normal call. Then scheduled a 45 min screening with hiring manager. The screening call with HM was a horror show. Completely uninterested, was eating his dinner while on call, asked one question, no follow up, no backg
