I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Apple (Cupertino, CA) in Jan 2019
Interview
Two phone interviews followed by a one-day on-site interview. For the on-site, first had lunch with the team leader, then met 6 designers of the team, each about 45 minutes.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions on logic design, synthesis and computer architecture, such as cross clock domain issues, cache, state machine, low-power design techniques. Only one behavioural question. Also asked about past projects.
Had a HR screening first and then went to 1st round of technical interview. The HR interview is short and happened over phone call. The technical interview happens over webex.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
HR: Location preferences, availability, GPA
Technical: CDC, Metastability in digital circuit, State Diagram of Sequence Detector, Clock and Power Gating.
It was good everyone were easy to talk to and helpful when stuck. Position experience. Questions were medium difficulty. It was related to asic design. Had an interview screening then panel interview
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Apple
Interview
Contacted by HR and had a brief phone screen to talk about past coursework and interest. 1st round technical interview on timing constraints, bus protocols, and verilog coding. Also digged into projects on resume.
ASIC Design Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Apple with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 40% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for ASIC Design Engineer roles take an average of 26 days to get hired, when considering 15 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Apple overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Apple as a ASIC Design Engineer according to 15 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
Skills test: 27%
One on one interview: 20%
Group panel interview: 7%
Personality test: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
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