Table of contents

• Where do I apply for an Apple interview?
• What topics should I study for?
• What are some example Apple technical questions?
• What are some example Apple behavioral questions?
• How long is the entire Apple interview process?
• What is the Apple interview like for a full time software engineering role?
• What are the levels and salary for a software engineer at Apple?

Where do I apply for an Apple interview?

You will need to upload your resume and provide other relevant information to the Apple careers site, or use this LinkedIn strategy to find a recruiter to contact.

If you pass the initial screening, you'll be asked to talk with a recruiter.

What topics should I study for?

• List/array
• Two pointers
• Sliding window
• Dynamic programming
• Linked List
• Intervals
• Graph (and tree) traversal
  • Breadth first search
  • Depth first search
• Modified Binary Search
• Time/space analysis
• Object oriented programming
• Design

What are some example Apple technical questions?

• Find two numbers in a list that add up to a given target.
• Add two linked lists representing non-negative integers together.
• Merge overlapping intervals in a list.
• Find the contiguous subarray with the largest sum.
• Find the length of the longest substring without repeating characters.
• Find the median of two sorted lists.
• Find the longest common prefix of an array of strings.
• Convert a Roman numeral to an integer.
• Traverse a matrix in spiral order.
• Group anagrams from a list of words.
• Find the number of connected islands in a 2D grid.
• Break a string into words using a dictionary of words.
• Compute the product of an array except for the current element.
• Find all unique triplets that sum up to zero.
• Generate all valid combinations of n pairs of parentheses.
• Rotate a given N x N 2D matrix in-place.
• Move all zeros to the end of a list while maintaining order.
• Find the maximum profit from buying and selling stocks.
• Merge k sorted linked lists into one sorted list.
• Create a binary search tree and traverse it.
• Return whether a string is a palindrome, ignoring punctuation and numbers.
• Find the shortest path between two nodes in a weighted graph.
• Find the smallest substring in a given string that contains all characters of another specified string.
• Rotate a matrix 90 degrees.
• Invert a binary tree.
• Reverse a linked list.
• Implement a queue with two stacks.
• Design a tic-tac-toe game played between two players on an n x n grid.

What are some example Apple behavioral questions?

• Tell me about a time you exceeded expectations.
• Tell me about a time you failed expectations.
• Tell me about a time you had a disagreement with a coworker.
• How do you approach collaborating with cross-functional teams, such as designers and product managers?
• Where do you see yourself after five years?
• Name a time when you had to overcome a difficult challenge.
• Tell us about a time you had to work with a difficult colleague.

How long is the entire Apple interview process?

Apple recruiters are generally pretty responsive. It takes from three to five weeks to get to the offer stage after a recruiter reaches out.

However there generally are more interview rounds at Apple and requires more context switching between questions.

What is the Apple interview like for a full time software engineering role?

Recruiter phone screen (15-20 minutes)

This is an optional screening that some candidates may not need.

Prepare to talk about your professional background, skills, and career goals.

Recruiters will match you to a team that's looking to fill an open position.

Hiring manager phone screen (45-60 minutes)

Expect to talk about your resume and the position you're applying for. You may also be asked a technical coding question in this interview.

Technical phone screen (45-60 minutes)

Some candidates don't get phone screens, while some will need to take two phone screens. These will likely be data structures and algorithms type questions.

Onsite (one day)

• 5-7 total interviews, some by team members:
  • 2-4 technical interviews, about reviewing code, math, or data structures (60 minutes)
  • 1 system design assessment (60 minutes)
  • 1-2 behavioral interview (60 minutes)

Note: Apple interviews vary from asking candidates to writing pseudo-code, to writing real code, to answering logic questions. Their questions may also be focused more on domain knowledge.

What are the levels and salary for a software engineer at Apple?

*Note that compensation varies based on location. These estimates are likely based on the USA HCOL market.

The compensation package will likely include:

• Base salary
• Equity split equally over 4 years
• Target Bonus: usually around 5-10% of annual base salary Apple provides hefty stock refreshes annually.