Performance Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Apple with 2.8 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 Performance Engineer roles take an average of 15 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 Performance Engineer according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
One on one interview: 33%
Skills test: 22%
Background check: 11%
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I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Apple in Apr 2023
Interview
The interview was interactive and chill. Chatted about prior experience and did a simple coding question. The coding problem is easy and straightforward, time limitation was 15mins. Better prepare to answer GPU related questions.
Contacted by recruiter through linkedin, given phone screen and review of available roles, then later setup by email 2 on 1 zoom interview with team members. recieved rejection shortly afterwards.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked about GPU, graphics pipeline, then an unrelated basic code pad question on string
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Apple
Interview
1) apply online
2) recruiter inquires if interest in the position(kernel performance engineer) and schedule a phone interview
3) Hiring manager does a technical phone interview
asking questions : scheduling algorithm, process/thread, performance, and all about operating system performance