Is Apple a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at Apple have rated their employer with 4.4 out of 5 stars in 1,816 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 Software Developer Jobs at Apple now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Apple .

Does Apple pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Apple with 4.3 out of 5 stars based on 1,816 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.4% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at Apple.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Apple?

Specialist (4625) , Software Engineer (2007) , Technical Specialist (1357) , Apple Genius (959) , Sales Associate (798) , Sales Specialist (754) , Technical Expert (722) , Manager (612) , Product Specialist (548) , Senior Software Engineer (471) , Mac Genius (468) , Intern (461) , Home Advisor (409) , Operations Specialist (393) , Mac Specialist (Apple Store) (389)

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 6269 reviews)); "Working from home is great and the people you work with and meet are the best." ((in 3190 reviews)); "The pay was good as well and discounts were probably the best part of working at Apple" ((in 3101 reviews)); "Great culture and a really genuine commitment by the company to develop and grow as a person." ((in 1712 reviews)); "The team is great and you bound with peers that make your days easier and manage the overall stress" ((in 998 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 1789 reviews)); "But know that there is 0 accountability for bad managers and so there are toxic teams that go undetected." ((in 1012 reviews)); "Workload and intensity: The “Apple perfectionism” culture means you’ll work long hours or feel like you should." ((in 1003 reviews)); "poor leadership: unsupportive and lack of genuine approach" ((in 306 reviews)); "They are very hard on you about taking time off and want you to always be at everything." ((in 268 reviews))

Apple Software Developer reviews

4.4

87% would recommend to a friend

(1,816 total reviews)

Tim Cook

93% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

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Software Developer employees have rated Apple with 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,816 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Apple is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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2K reviews

5.0

Jan 11, 2016

Software Engineer IV

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Huge Impact. Your work will affect hundreds of millions of people and everyone will understand when you tell them you work at Apple.

Cons

Difficult making large changes quickly. Maybe this is for the best though, breaking your Mom's phone is something you should take the time to avoid.

3.0

Dec 13, 2015

Software engineers beware

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

High quality products. Chock full of smart people. Excellent free shuttle service. Great food at reasonable prices. Most people think it's cool that you work at Apple. The spaceship is coming soon. You might end up in it.

Cons

Open seating for pretty much everyone below director. Mildly cultish. Despite "honest communication" being a primary value, it doesn't really happen. There is a lot hush-hush, especially about problems. Too much deference to management, especially with the run-up in stock price which leads to too much fear of asking the hard questions. Because hardware is the primary focus, there is a cultural lack of understanding about how software development works, which is almost universally frustrating to software engineers.

5.0

Dec 1, 2015

Best Job Ever

Software engineer

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working with exciting people every day. Innovation is always key to success

Cons

What cons? NO cons at all.

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