I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Apple (Cupertino, CA) in May 2017
Interview
Three onsite interviews spread across a month and one take-home test. They don't have the decency to say whether I got the position or not, completely ghosted me (I would have declined anyways). I couldn't have done that bad if they kept having me come in and talk with their employees...
Questions were very technical but manageable with diligent studying. Just make sure to study pixel circuit design (a quite esoteric subject for an interview).
One of the interviewers was lamenting about how her 1 year on the job is too long and how all her colleagues she started out with left. Not exactly appealing for a prospective employee...
The hiring manager was constantly saying how 'you have to be young for this job.' Additionally, the HR lady asked if I was ok spending a third of my time in Asia and indirectly prodding me if to see if I had children. I could see this job would not be advised for those with families.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Draw circuit diagrams of some OLED pixel circuits and explain how they work.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Apple (Cupertino, CA) in May 2024
Interview
Stages I experienced
1) Short phone talk with the recruiter
2) Technical interview of around 30 minutes with an engineer
3) Whole-day technical interview with 5-6 engineers
I got an email saying they were moving with another candidate without feedback. Even though the interview process starts with an email stating, "We thought you would be a great match for their open position," I found it rude that they did not provide feedback or any reason for the rejection after I devoted so much time to an interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Generic questions about my experience and technical questions about the positon. Very few behavioral questions.
The interview consists of 2 rounds of phone screens. I believe there are further phone and on site rounds but I only got through the first two phone screens. The first round was with a hiring manager the second was with a display engineer.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Apple
Interview
Reached out by recruiter. Interviewed with two senior engineers in the first round. They were very friendly. Asked about basic DSP theorem and project experiences. Didn't get any response after two weeks.
Display Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Apple with 3.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Display Engineer roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 14 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 Display Engineer according to 14 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 29%
Phone interview: 21%
Skills test: 17%
Presentation: 13%
Group panel interview: 13%
Other: 4%
Background check: 4%
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