Apple Machine Learning Engineer interview experience

I started with multiple interviews focused on machine learning coding and theory, and the topics moved through regression-style questions early, then system design tied to ML use cases like chatbot-style systems. Later rounds dug into core ML fundamentals and generative-model questions, including a heavy session where I had to describe how I’d build something with AI without actually running code.

I remember how uncertain the silence afterward was. After the interviews, there was a long gap where I kept waiting to hear whether I’d made it further, and I ultimately didn’t. I never reached a