Got return offer after internship, the interview was for the internship. I had several rounds due to headcount issues/changing assigned teams: first phone interview with recruiter, then technical rounds, and finally behavioral rounds. Entire process was online (including the internship itself)
I have applied for different positions based on my interests and skills related to wireless systems. but i have received the first email in 2 days checking my interest in some position that I didn't apply for, but my profile is well suitable for it.
Phone screen then had an interview with the hiring manager. The hiring manger joined the interview 8 minutes late. The interviewer was polite but the conversation is a little awkward
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Tell me about a time you came up with technical solution working on a project
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Apple (Cupertino, CA) in Aug 2025
Interview
The interviews were a part of friendly process. The interview were about getting to know you instead of asking silly "gotcha" questions. The hiring manager asked detailed questions about the experience listed in my resume. He wanted to know how I went about performing the tasks I listed in my professional experience section.
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Tell me about this experience. how did you go about ...?
Systems Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Apple with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 48% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Systems Engineer roles take an average of 26 days to get hired, when considering 27 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 Systems Engineer according to 27 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 23%
One on one interview: 18%
Skills test: 16%
Background check: 11%
Group panel interview: 10%
Presentation: 8%
Personality test: 5%
Drug test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
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