I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Apple (Herzliyya) in Nov 2023
Interview
6 interviews in totoal
first a phone interview (20 mins) with simple technical questions about operating systems and data structures
then 3 technical interviews
then finally management and hr interviews
Applied through Apple's career site for the Software Developer in Test - Embedded Sensors QE role. Got an email from the recruiter with a questionnaire to fill out and got ghosted after I sent my reply.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are the 2-3 factors that are most important to you to be able to leave your current role?
HR describes the role, afterwards the team leader is calling, asking to tell about yourself and explain to him how a very basic algorithm works. At the first interview I was asked an easy level leetcode question.
Software Engineer In Test 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 44% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer In Test roles take an average of 19 days to get hired, when considering 9 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 In Test according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 29%
One on one interview: 17%
Skills test: 17%
Drug test: 8%
Personality test: 8%
Presentation: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Group panel interview: 4%
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