Siloed, movement nearly impossible, cheap
Siloed, movement nearly impossible, cheap
High-quality products. Everyone who works at Apple is really high caliber at their job. You usually get Thanksgiving week off.
No free lunch, no free gym, no free drinks. Political hierarchies flourish.
Upward mobility is almost non-existent. Moving from one team to another is rarely allowed. Employees are strictly forbidden to develop iOS apps.
The pay is not great. Stock share grants are reserved for people above you.
As far as internal support goes, IS&T wants to help you, but really can't turn the ship too much. Take a number, get in line, see you in a year if they can help you. Probably not.
It's not their fault; it's just a gigantic, slow-moving company now.
Why not be the industry leader for compensation instead of being the best at paying the least?
Bring back sabbaticals.
There's an embarrassing amount of cash in the bank. Give everyone a raise and a reason to not go work elsewhere.
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Initially, I received a call from a recruiter who found my profile on LinkedIn. Then, I had two technical phone interviews, with questions about my experience and about programming, data structures, and algorithms. In one of them, I had to connect
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I was first reached out to by a Software Engineer on the team and had a phone interview. Then, I met with a hiring manager and the Director of Engineering during a conference. Next, I had an onsite interview with four people. The feedback was all pos
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The interview lasted all day and began at about 11 AM. There was a mix of programming puzzles and real-world based tests used to assess competency. The usual social and human resources based questions were also included.
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Cupertino, California, United StatesJanuary 1, 2017Initially, I received a call from a recruiter who found my profile on LinkedIn. Then, I had two technical phone interviews, with questions about my experience and about programming, data structures, and algorithms. In one of them, I had to connect
Software Engineer
Cupertino, California, United StatesOctober 1, 2015I was first reached out to by a Software Engineer on the team and had a phone interview. Then, I met with a hiring manager and the Director of Engineering during a conference. Next, I had an onsite interview with four people. The feedback was all pos
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Cupertino, California, United StatesMarch 1, 2017The interview lasted all day and began at about 11 AM. There was a mix of programming puzzles and real-world based tests used to assess competency. The usual social and human resources based questions were also included.
