Apple Software Engineer interview experience

I started with a screen covering fundamentals like the difference between a process and a thread, and I also implemented basic linked-list style problems. My resume came up again and again—by the time I reached the engineering manager round, the focus shifted toward deeper follow-ups tied to what I’d listed and how confident I was describing the work.

In the later portion, the process turned into a timed pressure cooker. One round ran significantly over the allotted time, and I was asked additional low-level questions—things like bit shifting in C—along with pushing on details about my