Candidates applying for Hardware Development Engineer roles take an average of 90 days to get hired, when considering 2 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 Hardware Development Engineer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 25%
One on one interview: 25%
Other: 13%
Background check: 13%
Personality test: 13%
Phone interview: 13%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 5 months. I interviewed at Apple
Interview
HR Connected through Linkedin
2 Phone Interviews - moderately difficult
On-site with 10 back to back interviews - quite difficult and awkward at times
2 post on-site phone screening - relatively easy
Several interactions with HR on salary negotiations
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Bunch of electronics related questions in a moderately high stress environment
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Apple (Singapore) in Apr 2021
Interview
9 total interviews. 3 steps. HR, then Hiring Manager then upper manager, then every member of the team. Interviews lasted around 60 minutes. Interviewers looked like they didn't know i was speaking with all of them at once.
They replied after 2 weeks, didn't make an offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Reflection and refraction exercises. Brain teasers. Brainstorming sessions on optical designs.