Great innovative place to work, but long hours and too much down management
Great innovative place to work, but long hours and too much down management
Interesting things to do all the time and a lot of flexibility in how you achieve your goals. Can get any information you want from sub-cons. Apple does not lay off people because it does not hire too many (pros and cons to this). Your colleagues are usually very motivated and technically good.
As time went on, EPMs have taken over and drive unrealistic schedules. I spent a lot of time fighting back and having to explain every 3 months why, engineering-wise, things are not possible without additional resources. But since Apple does not hire lots of people, you are spending long hours. It is very difficult to move up in engineering if you are in small divisions.
Reward your employees more and listen to your engineers.
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Principal Engineer
Recruited through a referral. Skyped with the recruiter. Went through a phone interview and then had a face-to-face with the recruiter. After a week, I had an interview with the Director. It was a very complex interview process, with five rounds.
QA Analyst
The interview process had two rounds, primarily focused on my previous projects. The interviewer explored similarities between my past responsibilities and the expectations for the current role at Apple specifically.
Engineering Manager
The interview sequence began with a conversation with the hiring manager, followed by a coding exercise, a system design session, and several peer interviews. These interviews explored areas such as: * Team management * Cross-functional collaboratio
Principal Engineer
United StatesNovember 29, 2018Recruited through a referral. Skyped with the recruiter. Went through a phone interview and then had a face-to-face with the recruiter. After a week, I had an interview with the Director. It was a very complex interview process, with five rounds.
QA Analyst
San Francisco, California, United StatesNovember 19, 2025The interview process had two rounds, primarily focused on my previous projects. The interviewer explored similarities between my past responsibilities and the expectations for the current role at Apple specifically.
Engineering Manager
San Francisco, California, United StatesOctober 17, 2025The interview sequence began with a conversation with the hiring manager, followed by a coding exercise, a system design session, and several peer interviews. These interviews explored areas such as: * Team management * Cross-functional collaboratio
