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.
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No offer
Positive experience
Difficult interview
Application
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Apple (Cupertino, CA) in Sep 2015
Interview
Initial screening by the hiring manager and two other employees. Hiring manager and the first interviewer asked open-ended questions with emphasis on the previous experience. The third interview came after the screening C++ example (see below). The questions become more technical, but the interviewer was friendly and helpful. Based on the first impressions, the group I was interviewing for seems to provide a friendly and productive environment.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q: In an hour, write a simple C++ algorithm involving standard input and output. Provide test cases.
6 rounds. 1 Technical Screening. Then onsite loop consisted of 4 rounds of behavioral, 2 technicals, and 1 sys design. Had an additional Hiring Manager round since I was borderline.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
LC Mediums and mentorship based behavioral questions.
6 rounds. Started with phone screen with HM about past projects.
Onsite rounds
1: OOD
2. Multi threading
3. Java design pattern and Immutable classes
4. HM
All the rounds were heavily focused on Java