Hardware Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Apple with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Apple (Cupertino, CA) in Sep 2024
Interview
Two screening follows with 6 rounds of interviews. The intervews happen in two days, with 3 back to back interviews each day. The screening is also technical similar to the interviews. No hard questions are asked.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a sensor and what parameter do you think is important in its design.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Apple (Cupertino, CA)
Interview
Straightforward. Initial screening with recruiter, then with the hiring manager, then with panel of 5 engineers. Then negotiation with HR to get final offer. Was overall a pretty fun and process that will explore most of what you show off on your resume.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
What is the response of an LDO under a heavy load and describe its stability.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Apple (Tel Aviv-Yafo) in Feb 2022
Interview
3 interviews, each 2 parts of 1 hour, in each part a different person. a week between each interview. the interviews were hard but questions were repeated. good atmosphere and nice people
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
you have standard cells and clock. you need to generate clock in half frequency, then to generate a clock in 1/3 frequency and then 1/3 in 50% duty cycle