Dec 6, 2021
Apple Embedded Software Engineer reviews
3.9
91% would recommend to a friend
Tim Cook
100% approve of CEO
79% positive business outlook
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13 reviews
4.0
Jul 20, 2021
Challenging job with intelligent colleagues
Current employee, more than 3 years
Cupertino, CA
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros
- Quite a challenging an interesting job - All the colleagues are really intelligent - Feel valued
Cons
- Workload can be unpredictable - Some coworkers are often arrogant - Steep learning curve for newly joined employees - Culture varies wildly between different teams
5.0
May 15, 2020
Great company with a culture that takes getting used to
Current employee, more than 1 year
Cupertino, CA
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros
One thing I’ve learned from talking to people within Apple is your experience will greatly vary, depending on your organization. I’m a software engineer in the Core OS organization within SWE, so my review only applies to that. People outside Apple like to poke fun when senior leadership publicly says they’re trying to be customer-centric and “do the right thing” while making decisions that go in to products. After being here, I truly believe that is the case! Tim and Craig have proven to be very thoughtful, honest and effective leaders We work on some tough technical problems and some really innovative technology. At the end of the day, as an individual contributor I am enabled to put my head down and do my best work. Apple can be demanding, expect to receive emails and pings on nights and weekends. You have to learn to set boundaries and stick to them. If you enjoy your work, like I do, it’s very easy to accidentally put too many hours in
Cons
As with lots of tech companies, there are many different personalities to deal with and some can make your job miserable. It sounds like being in middle management is extremely political and there are management movements / re-orgs pretty often. Apple culture can be difficult to navigate for some. There’s very little documentation (this is improving), and the company is entirely built on making relationships and hallway conversations. This can make working in remote offices difficult, from what I’ve heard. Introverts beware!
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