I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Apple
Interview
2 round phone interview.
Onsite:
1. hashMap vs concurrent HashMap.
2. SQL vs MongoDB
3. implement hashmap and concurrent cache
4, code Encode N-ary Tree to Binary Tree
Given an array of strings, group anagrams together.
The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Apple (Sunnyvale, CA) in Feb 2019
Interview
The best interview experience I've ever had. They move super quick.
Phone screen feedback within an hour of completion followed by a request to provide on-site availability.
On-sites scheduled within 3 days after the phone screen.
Great on-site experience.
1. Interview: code on whiteboard
2. Interview: lunch with manager. Food at Caffé Macs Aves is amazing!
3. Interview: system design
4. Interview: code on whiteboard
5. Interview: code on whiteboard
6. Interview: live coding session on a laptop
Interview feedback within 24 hours - passed
The whole process took less than a week
I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Apple in Mar 2019
Interview
I applied for a Siri / iCloud software developer position in Seattle, but I got matched to a recruiter in Cupertino hiring full-stack developers.
Before I was given an interview, the recruiter talked me over the phone. He believed that I could move forward and asked me to expect a technical interview. On the day of interview, instead of being given a technical interview, the manager of the recruiter called me and told me that it was going to be mostly non-technical questions. He spent 20 minutes asking me questions regarding my past experience since my undergraduate, which was 15 years ago. He challenged me on my decision to choose the major for undergraduate. And then asked me why I took the next step for every single change. I understand that they're supposed to learn about my experience, but the questions he asked made me uncomfortable. I don't feel those are the most important things he should learn about me either. He at last asked why I chose his team in Apple. I did not apply for the team, but got matched uncorrected. Neither the location nor the skills are a match. When he realized that my skill set is not a match for what they're looking for, he became very impatiently and told me that he had run out of time and ended the call. Of course, they declined me. The whole process was a mess from starting.
Interview questions [12]
Question 1
Q: Why did you choose this major for your undergraduate? Why did you not choose that one?