Cool technology. You get to work on the things that everyone is going to admire. It's interesting, and there are many challenges.
No work/family balance. Be single, and not have a life outside work. Don't ever expect to be able to improve processes or how things get done. They build 21st-century hardware with 1980's tools.
Treat the employees like they're valued and trusted members of the team.
Obsessive secrecy and attempting to completely compartmentalize the company into secret units does not serve the interests of the company.
Learn to balance the need for confidentiality with allowing people to get the information necessary to get their work done.
This was probably one of the best and fastest-moving interviews I've done. Everyone I met with was tack sharp, and the questions were relevant and fun. These included questions about my research background, as well as a few whiteboard coding proble
Lots of questions that looked like they belonged in a lower-division CS final.
I re-contacted an Apple recruiter who had contacted me in the past because I was looking for new opportunities. After sorting out the location, I had two phone interviews. The questions were quite basic C++ and algorithm questions. After those two i
This was probably one of the best and fastest-moving interviews I've done. Everyone I met with was tack sharp, and the questions were relevant and fun. These included questions about my research background, as well as a few whiteboard coding proble
Lots of questions that looked like they belonged in a lower-division CS final.
I re-contacted an Apple recruiter who had contacted me in the past because I was looking for new opportunities. After sorting out the location, I had two phone interviews. The questions were quite basic C++ and algorithm questions. After those two i