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First round with the hiring manager went well. The system design round was also positive. However, the third skip‑level round was very disappointing. The interviewer seemed rushed, often cut me off, and showed visible frustration instead of listening. In my view, this behavior felt unprofessional and not aligned with the interview standards I expected at Apple.
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Engineering Manager

Interviewed at Apple

4.1
Jan 27, 2026

First round with the hiring manager went well. The system design round was also positive. However, the third skip‑level round was very disappointing. The interviewer seemed rushed, often cut me off, and showed visible frustration instead of listening. In my view, this behavior felt unprofessional and not aligned with the interview standards I expected at Apple.

1. Why do you want to manage a team, it is very difficult managing people and its a stressed out job? 2. One microservice calls another microservice, the data from another microservice should be available in the calling microservice, how to go about it without caching the data?
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Software Engineering Manager

Interviewed at Zycus

3.6
Nov 22, 2022

1. Why do you want to manage a team, it is very difficult managing people and its a stressed out job? 2. One microservice calls another microservice, the data from another microservice should be available in the calling microservice, how to go about it without caching the data?

One question that stood out was around my experience scaling products across multiple regions. It was a great opportunity to reflect on the operational and technical challenges that come with regional expansion — things like localisation, infrastructure, and cross-functional coordination. It felt directly relevant to the role and the direction the company is heading.
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Engineering Manager

Interviewed at Nivoda

3.5
Jun 8, 2026

One question that stood out was around my experience scaling products across multiple regions. It was a great opportunity to reflect on the operational and technical challenges that come with regional expansion — things like localisation, infrastructure, and cross-functional coordination. It felt directly relevant to the role and the direction the company is heading.

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