I applied through other source. I interviewed at Apple (Mountain View, CA) in Jan 2016
Interview
Phone screening with future manager, multiple in-person one-hour blocks with whiteboard problem solving and discussions, lunch time discussion with managers. The in-person portion took most of a day, and then I received an offer by phone a few days later.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Apple (Austin, TX) in Oct 2021
Interview
This was for a supply chain division in the Austin office. There was a 30 minute intro interview. Then a much more comprehensive technical interview. While there was no coding test, the 2nd interview was very comprehensive and specific to the job duties
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There was a deep set of questions on use of SQL indexes and working with large datasets. The challenges of working with large datasets was also covered .
Senior Software Development Engineer 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 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Software Development Engineer roles take an average of 8 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 Senior Software Development Engineer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
Background check: 17%
Drug test: 17%
Presentation: 17%
One on one interview: 17%
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