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      Apple interviews FAQs

      • Software Engineer IV 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 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Software Engineer IV roles take an average of 19 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 Software Engineer IV according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:

        Group panel interview:  33%

        Phone interview:  33%

        One on one interview:  22%

        Skills test:  11%

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    • Software Engineer IV Interview

      Sep 10, 2015
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Apple

      Interview

      Probably one of the best, and fastest moving interviews I've done. Everyone I met with was tack sharp, and the question were relevant and fun. These included questions about my research background as well as a few whiteboard coding problems (can't escape those!). They responded about the hiring decision that evening, which I thought was quite incredible.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Questions about my research background in image processing.
      Answer question
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      Other Software Engineer IV Interview Reviews for Apple

      Software Engineer IV Interview

      Sep 3, 2013
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Cupertino, CA
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Apple (Cupertino, CA) in Aug 2013

      Interview

      Lots of questions that looked like they belonged in a lower division class CS final

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      All the questions were easy. Simple pointer chasing or DFS
      Answer question

      Software Engineer IV Interview

      Aug 5, 2013
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Cupertino, CA
      Declined offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Apple (Cupertino, CA) in Jun 2013

      Interview

      I re-contacted an Apple recruiter who contacted me in the past because I was looking for new opportunities. After sorting out the location, I got two phone interviews. I got quite basic C++ and algorithm questions. After those two interviews, I was invited for a round of interviews at the Cupertino office. I had 4-5 interviews back to back with no breaks. I really appreciated having to meet 2-3 engineers during each interview. It is actually a good ice breaker. The questions I got were difficult but quite manageable if you came prepared.
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