Apple Embedded Software Engineer Intern interview questions
based on 4 ratings - Updated Jan 12, 2026
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How others got an interview
67%
Campus Recruiting
Campus Recruiting
33%
Employee Referral
Employee Referral
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Embedded Software Engineer Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Apple with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Embedded Software Engineer Intern roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Apple overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Apple as a Embedded Software Engineer Intern according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
One on one interview: 33%
Skills test: 17%
Background check: 17%
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Highly team-dependent so your process could look very different. Mine was a 45 min call with hiring manager then 3 rounds of 45 min call with engineers on the team.
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Question 1
your experience on resume, volatile, bit manipulation, find bugs in the C code
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Apple (Cupertino, CA) in Jan 2022
Interview
Initial Screening, 1 hour interview. Coding questions and questions about projects, and behavioral questions.
3 interviews back to back, 1 hour each. Technical questions on coding, circuit design, and embedded protocols. Questions regarding past projects, problems, and overall interests.
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Question 1
Describe a way to convert an input voltage to a lower output voltage.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Apple in Feb 2021
Interview
Had 2 rounds of interviews. First was a phone call about experience in general and some C coding questions. Second was a video call with 2 different people. It was mostly me asking questions. I had to code basic c++ and answer brain teasing question.
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Question 1
1. One math trick question, about algebra
2. Write a class for something.