Never worked harder, never had more fun
Never worked harder, never had more fun
The products are great, and the senior managers are smart and engaged. Most engineering peers are smart, hard-working, and engaged. Most of the problems are fun and interesting.
The engineering risks we take demand tremendous effort to avoid catastrophic failure.
Yet we staff to an absolute minimum, so it often feels like a start-up.
Consequently, overwork and burnout are common.
If you keep working with focus and intensity, so will the rest of us.
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Engineer In Charge
The recruiter found me on LinkedIn. We talked for half an hour, and then he decided that he would present my resume to the hiring manager. He called back a week later with some follow-up questions that made it clear he was looking for someone with
Touch Hardware Engineer
A tech screening followed by a second round tech screening. For the third round, surprise! Five more rounds of tech screening followed. All interviewers (engineers) were friendly and professional, except for the hiring manager, who was more blunt and
Software Engineer
Long interview process - 7 rounds (1 recruiter, 1 hiring manager, 5 rounds onsite back to back interviews). Tests the resume, hardware knowledge, coding skills. You might face a reject even if you think you have cleared all the rounds.
Engineer In Charge
Cupertino, California, United StatesMarch 1, 2012The recruiter found me on LinkedIn. We talked for half an hour, and then he decided that he would present my resume to the hiring manager. He called back a week later with some follow-up questions that made it clear he was looking for someone with
Touch Hardware Engineer
Cupertino, California, United StatesMay 1, 2025A tech screening followed by a second round tech screening. For the third round, surprise! Five more rounds of tech screening followed. All interviewers (engineers) were friendly and professional, except for the hiring manager, who was more blunt and
Software Engineer
Cupertino, California, United StatesDecember 14, 2025Long interview process - 7 rounds (1 recruiter, 1 hiring manager, 5 rounds onsite back to back interviews). Tests the resume, hardware knowledge, coding skills. You might face a reject even if you think you have cleared all the rounds.
