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Apple Software Engineer interview experience

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Cupertino, CAPosted Feb 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My interview path was surprisingly straightforward.

I had an HR screen first, and then the next round was a LeetCode-style easy problem where I didn’t even have to run the code. The task involved finding an intersection between two arrays, and I solved it correctly using hashmap/hashset approaches, taking advantage of the extra time.

In another part of the process, I had a phone screening plus coding with an interviewer who gave me enough guidance during the problem and also shared positive feedback afterward. I got the impression the technical gate was looking for clarity and correctness rather than trickiness, and the overall experience

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