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      Software Engineer IV Interview

      7 Feb 2012
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Negative experience

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      Software Engineer IV Interview

      10 Sept 2015
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Apple

      Interview

      Probably one of the best, and fastest moving interviews I've done. Everyone I met with was tack sharp, and the question were relevant and fun. These included questions about my research background as well as a few whiteboard coding problems (can't escape those!). They responded about the hiring decision that evening, which I thought was quite incredible.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Questions about my research background in image processing.
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      1
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Apple in Jan 2010

      Interview

      Clear the phone interview which is slightly knowledge oriented and technical. Onsite is mostly get to know you types.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Tell me about Java Memory Model
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      Software Engineer IV Interview

      3 Sept 2013
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Cupertino, CA
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Apple (Cupertino, CA) in Aug 2013

      Interview

      Lots of questions that looked like they belonged in a lower division class CS final

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      All the questions were easy. Simple pointer chasing or DFS
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      Software Engineer IV Interview

      5 Aug 2013
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Cupertino, CA
      Declined offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Apple (Cupertino, CA) in Jun 2013

      Interview

      I re-contacted an Apple recruiter who contacted me in the past because I was looking for new opportunities. After sorting out the location, I got two phone interviews. I got quite basic C++ and algorithm questions. After those two interviews, I was invited for a round of interviews at the Cupertino office. I had 4-5 interviews back to back with no breaks. I really appreciated having to meet 2-3 engineers during each interview. It is actually a good ice breaker. The questions I got were difficult but quite manageable if you came prepared.
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