Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Apple with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 56% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 23 days to get hired, when considering 691 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 according to 691 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 29%
One on one interview: 21%
Skills test: 16%
Group panel interview: 9%
Presentation: 7%
Background check: 6%
Personality test: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Drug test: 3%
Other: 2%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Apple (Singapore)
Interview
difficult with a lot of leet code involve. to prepare for this interview i think you would need to practice alot of coding assessment as well as leet code. also tests you on your analytical thinking
Around 2 months after I submitted my resume for Apple software engineer position, I got a call from the hiring manager. He asked me what was the good day for the interview. It took half day for meeting 5 people. It was long hour interview for me. Each interviewer spent ~ 30 minutes and asked ~ 4 questions. Each interviewer asked questions in the different areas.
I applied online. I interviewed at Apple (Cupertino, CA) in Jul 2026
Interview
The interview process began with a 30-minute recruiter phone screen focused on my background, experience, and interest in the role. The next stage is a 60-minute live React coding interview conducted collaboratively with an engineer, where I'll solve an open-ended front-end problem while explaining my thought process, making design decisions, and discussing trade-offs. Throughout the process, the team evaluates technical skills, problem-solving, communication, and the ability to work through ambiguity in a collaborative environment.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself and the most complex project you've worked on.
The interview was easy, we talked about technical stuff in-depth: os, drivers. If they think you know something, they would ask you till they find where your knowledge ends. So be ready
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why driver makes all pages that commands in command buffer will work with present in memory before submission?