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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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.
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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 (Londres, Inglaterra) 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