Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Apple with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 70% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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interview was chill, behavioral was typical. i overthought the technical portion and tried implementing a better solution and over-complicated the problem. best to get the solution working then optimize your solution
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Went through my resume and asked questions about specific experiences
Met manager at a tech conference. They reviewed my resume and invited me to interview for a role. Directly arranged an onsite interview of 5 rounds with engineers from the team. A mix of coding, behavioral, and software design related to building an application.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked LC medium problems. Problems were not difficult, even without preparation--all related to string manipulation or array manipulation.
I applied online. I interviewed at Apple (Londra, Inghilterra) in Dec 2025
Interview
First round a cultural fit interview with team manager, asked about experience and hypothetical questions.
Second round, coding leetcode-style hard
Third round, on-site with various rounds between coding and system design