I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Apple in Sep 2017
Interview
Interviewed on campus. The problem was easy and I solved it really quickly. Talked about past work and experience.
Have not heard back about my results for over a month. Extremely rude and messed up of Apple to waste an hour of my day and time, I even didn't go to class so that I could interview only to never hear back again. Every other company has let me know in a week or two after interviewing, sometimes faster. Your recruiters are unprofessional, fix the issue.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Apple
Interview
First I had a recruiter call to check my availability, then with the hiring manager where he explained to me the position, and after that a technical interview with behavioural and coding part
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What's the difference between a reference type and a value type in Swift
FGD based interview with two mentors present. Discuss and present a topic within a few minutes with a randomly assigned group. Topic is about the essay we were asked to submit before the interview session.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Discuss essay topic (problem) to come forth with a solution based on evidence (googled), and tell us what you've learned during this whole process.
I applied online. I interviewed at Apple in Feb 2026
Interview
Grilled hard on all resume points. I was asked about implementation details and design decisions. The interviewer went very deep into my projects, and essentially tore them apart from a senior engineer perspective.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why did you switch from X library to Y library? You could have made a commit to original library to fix the issue you ran into.