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

"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)

Tim Cook

99% approve of CEO

99% positive business outlook

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4.3

Culture & values

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.3

Work/Life balance

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

3.0

Aug 23, 2012

Becoming political and beauracratic

Software engineer iv

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great brand name Nice benefits Satisfaction in working for a company you love as a brand.

Cons

Incompetent middle management. Lots of politics and gossipping. Incompetent people are being promoted.

5.0

May 30, 2012

If you are passionate about Apple products, you will love it here!

Software engineer iv

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Exciting work that impacts a LOT of people. Operates more like a (collection of) startups rather than a big company.

Cons

Lot of work here, aggressive schedules.

4.0

Feb 6, 2012

Fast paced but high stress

Software engineer iv

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work on very key aspects of products that are used by a lot of people. Compensation is good

Cons

Hours can be very long, you stay until things are done. Stress can also be very high due to aggressive schedules and high expectations. Office politics can be frustrating, especially across teams.

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