I interviewed at Apple (Cupertino, CA) in Jan 2025
Interview
It was very fundamental and they ask lot on SV basics, UVM, Timing , Coverage and diff protocols. Prepare well on the resume, Coding questions related to constraints, arrays.It was very fundamental and they ask lot on SV basics, UVM, Timing , Coverage and diff protocols. Prepare well on the resume, Coding questions related to constraints, arrays.
There were 1 screening and 6 panel rounds and it was difficult especially UVM part also they AMBA protocols basic design questions like fsm fifo and all and more focus on constraints
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
UVM based questions and Assertions and constraints
I applied online. I interviewed at Apple (Sunnyvale, CA) in Mar 2026
Interview
I had a screening round that started directly without any introduction. I was asked questions about my resume, mainly about my projects. After that, I was given a coding question.
I applied online. I interviewed at Apple (Chicago, IL) in Mar 2026
Interview
15 min phone call and Manager round.
The 15 min phone call is to walk through the process.
The next rounds will be entirely on resume and projects.
From basics to advanced
SVA
Constraints
UVM Hand shaking
Design Verification Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Apple with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 63% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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Presentation: 11%
Personality test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Group panel interview: 4%
Background check: 3%
Other: 1%
Drug test: 1%
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