Apple is not a magical place
Apple is not a magical place
The best reason to work for Apple is that you will get to see your products go to market almost every year.
If you get a strong team that likes to follow process (and there aren't very many of these types of teams), then you will be happy.
If you can still get stock options, you'll get a good return on your investment.
It is a completely dysfunctional organization with almost no memory of lessons learned. The products are very challenging to complete when given minimal time and subpar resources. If you're not in the iMac or iPhone groups, then count on being the last priority when it comes to resources.
Give employees a career path and allow them to expand the scope of their jobs.
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I had a technical phone interview with an engineer from the hardware team. The conversation lasted about 40 minutes. Roughly 5 minutes at the beginning were spent reviewing my resume and previous project experience. After that, the interviewer jump
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Two screening interviews are followed by six rounds of interviews. The interviews happen over two days, with three back-to-back interviews each day. The screening is also technical, similar to the interviews. No hard questions are asked.
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The interview process is straightforward. It begins with an initial screening with the recruiter. This is followed by an interview with the hiring manager. Next, there's a panel interview with five engineers. Finally, there is negotiation with HR to
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Cupertino, California, United StatesSeptember 28, 2025I had a technical phone interview with an engineer from the hardware team. The conversation lasted about 40 minutes. Roughly 5 minutes at the beginning were spent reviewing my resume and previous project experience. After that, the interviewer jump
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Cupertino, California, United StatesSeptember 1, 2024Two screening interviews are followed by six rounds of interviews. The interviews happen over two days, with three back-to-back interviews each day. The screening is also technical, similar to the interviews. No hard questions are asked.
Hardware Engineer
Cupertino, California, United StatesAugust 5, 2024The interview process is straightforward. It begins with an initial screening with the recruiter. This is followed by an interview with the hiring manager. Next, there's a panel interview with five engineers. Finally, there is negotiation with HR to
