I applied online. I interviewed at Apple in Feb 2022
Interview
I have taken the Apple interview twice, once for an internship (and I got the offer), and once for full-time (I got ghosted after the first round, oops). Having experienced the different internship rounds, I have tried to sum up Apple’s internship interview process and tips to crack it.
The Apple experience was quite different compared to the rest of the Big N. A huge advantage of getting an internship at Apple is, they have the highest intern retention rate as far as I know compared to the rest. There is always a possibility that you’ll not convert to full-time if you intern at Amazon, Google, etc. but with Apple, an internship offer pretty much guarantees a full-time offer unless you really mess up. The reason being: Apple is very secretive about their work culture, they take their privacy very seriously. They want to retain their employees, including interns. Hence the bar for hiring interns is very high, almost as high as hiring full-timers directly.
Another difference was how fast the entire process was. I had 4 rounds in 2 days, and by the evening of the second day, I had the offer letter in my hand. It was my first offer from a tech giant and I was shaking with excitement and disbelief if I’m very honest.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Gas Stations
2. House Robber II
System Design and DBMS Questions
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Apple in Dec 2023
Interview
one phone interview with hiring manager, asked some questions and an atoi coding problem. Then onsite with several developers, each with 3 to 5 questions and a coding problem. Then video interview with several developers each 30 mins.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Ask almost everything, wide coverage, some questions dive into really deep. Also some situational questions, like what would you do if xxxx
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Apple (Cupertino, CA) in Oct 2023
Interview
Multiple step process. Zoom interviews to begin the process, followed by an in-person interview at headquarters in Cupertino, CA. Would describe the process as thorough and complete, but also moderately challenging. Be prepared for surprise questions.