Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Apple with 3.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 42 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Apple overall takes an average of 37 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Apple as a Software Engineer according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 100%
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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.
I applied online. I interviewed at Apple (New York, NY) in Jun 2025
Interview
some behavioural and situational questions, 1 leetcode question that was somewhat difficult, long interview asked a lot of questions about my past job experience. prepare a lot for this interview
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
introduce yourself and why do you want to work here
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Apple (Sunnyvale, CA) in Oct 2024
Interview
Very standard, recruiter screen, 1 interview round, multi round of 4 interviews. None of the leetcode style questions were any more difficult than medium. Recommend grinding leetcode for the interviews