Is Apple a good company to work for as a Systems Design Engineer IV?

Systems Design Engineer IV professionals working at Apple have rated their employer with 4.8 out of 5 stars in 17 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Apple employees being 4.1 out of 5 stars. Search open Systems Design Engineer IV Jobs at Apple now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Systems Design Engineer IV interview questions at Apple .

Does Apple pay Systems Design Engineer IV employees well?

Systems Design Engineer IV professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Apple with 3.0 out of 5 stars based on 17 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 33.3% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Systems Design Engineer IV salaries at Apple.

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"The benefits are great and the brand value it adds to the resume is fantastic." ((in 6287 reviews)); "Working from home is great and the people you work with and meet are the best." ((in 3204 reviews)); "The pay was good as well and discounts were probably the best part of working at Apple" ((in 3123 reviews)); "Great culture and ability to work your way up if you are motivated or interested in a career at Apple." ((in 1703 reviews)); "The team is great and you bound with peers that make your days easier and manage the overall stress" ((in 1023 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Apple according to real employee reviews?

"No work life balance (made you feel bad about taking time off for mental health reasons)" ((in 1784 reviews)); "Workload and intensity: The “Apple perfectionism” culture means you’ll work long hours or feel like you should." ((in 1034 reviews)); "But know that there is 0 accountability for bad managers and so there are toxic teams that go undetected." ((in 1023 reviews)); "poor leadership: unsupportive and lack of genuine approach" ((in 304 reviews)); "They are very hard on you about taking time off and want you to always be at everything." ((in 263 reviews))

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4.8

99% would recommend to a friend

(17 total reviews)

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99% approve of CEO

99% positive business outlook

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4.3

Culture & values

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.3

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4.3

Senior management

4.0

Career opportunities

3.0

Compensation and benefits

Systems Design Engineer IV employees have rated Apple with 4.8 out of 5 stars, based on 17 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Systems Design Engineer IV professionals have an excellent working experience there. Apple is rated 25% above average by Systems Design Engineer IV professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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17 reviews

5.0

Oct 30, 2013

You'll never work with a smarter, more driven group of people

Software engineer iv

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing co-workers, the best products in the industry, a shot at really chaining the world.

Cons

The explosive growth over the last five years means that some of the middle management imports aren't really invested in the culture. Beware the big company 'experienced' managers who get brought in at the director level, it's a mixed bag.

2.0

Jan 5, 2013

Too many limitations and hype for average salary

Software engineer iv

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

It seems to be good for resume. People believe that Apple is hot.

Cons

- Average Salary - poor bonus with no stocks - Obj C/Cocoa is only matters, don't even bother if you are HTML5/js person - Not much innovation in a lot of departments, especially IS&T - Very little diversity in a lot of departments

4.0

Dec 12, 2012

Great products, damaging culture

Software engineer iv

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

- Work on world-changing products that have great design and strong technology. - Very talented people that know their stuff. - Good benefits.

Cons

- Culture of secrecy for the sake of secrecy is extremely damaging. - Impossible or extremely difficult to build your career through public presentations / publications, open-source, etc. - Very ad-hoc and poor software engineering practices and support systems.

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