Met manager at a tech conference. They reviewed my resume and invited me to interview for a role. Directly arranged an onsite interview of 5 rounds with engineers from the team. A mix of coding, behavioral, and software design related to building an application.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked LC medium problems. Problems were not difficult, even without preparation--all related to string manipulation or array manipulation.
I applied online. I interviewed at Apple (London, England) in Dec 2025
Interview
First round a cultural fit interview with team manager, asked about experience and hypothetical questions.
Second round, coding leetcode-style hard
Third round, on-site with various rounds between coding and system design
5 stage, 1 hiring manager, 4 coding rounds back to back. Some done by people on the team some complete strangers that wasn't aware of the team.
Everyone was very friendly, completed all virtually