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      Software Development Engineer (SDE) Interview

      Mar 17, 2025
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      San Diego, CA
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Apple (San Diego, CA)

      Interview

      The interview lasted a long time, and while there were no specific questions or answers, I found the overall experience to be enjoyable and enriching. It was worthwhile. questions or answers, it was a pleasant experience.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What DSA are you comfortable with develope a game using it
      Answer question

      Other Software Development Engineer (SDE) Interview Reviews for Apple

      Software Development Engineer (SDE) Interview

      Apr 30, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Apple

      Interview

      In-person interview with a 4–5 person panel, following an initial phone screening. I presented a demo and answered questions about it. Topics included context engineering and LLM inference evaluation. Overall, the process involved relatively simple, clear, and straightforward technical and conceptual questioning.

      Software Development Engineer (SDE) Interview

      May 26, 2025
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Apple

      Interview

      Online apply, then discussion with hiring manager. Then normal HR call with B Q questions, then coding questions, then system design questions. ( Referral ). The overall process is reasonable.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      a normal sys design qs
      Answer question

      Software Development Engineer (SDE) Interview

      May 22, 2025
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Apple

      Interview

      Initial screening call from recruiter later after a week scheduled Coding round with 1 question solved in time but rejected. Not sure why after 2 days received mail saying moving forward.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Coding question on hashmaps and some other datastructure
      Answer question

      Apple interviews FAQs

      • Software Development Engineer (SDE) applicants have rated the interview process at Apple with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 73% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Software Development Engineer (SDE) roles take an average of 7 days to get hired, when considering 11 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 Software Development Engineer (SDE) according to 11 Glassdoor interviews include:

        One on one interview:  38%

        Skills test:  25%

        Group panel interview:  25%

        Phone interview:  13%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

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        11. Mac Genius(470) ;
        12. Intern(462) ;
        13. Home Advisor(409) ;
        14. Operations Specialist(393) ;
        15. Mac Specialist (Apple Store)(390) .


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