The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Apple (Cupertino, CA) in Apr 2010
Interview
Slow, slow, slow. HR is overwhelmed?
I spoke with a hiring manager and then a few engineers. They asked about my current roll and then a few technical questions.
The technical questions were simple, I was not a good match for the position. Things like X- propagation, non-blocking vs blocking assignments, generic async FIFO questions. Things that you should know, but might not have stock answers for. Study up on the basic.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Write some verilog for a 3 to 1 arbiter, with a priority client and 2 clients in a round robin.
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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