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Apple Software Engineer interview experience

Posted Jun 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I was interviewing for an SDE 2 role with Apple’s IS&T team.

Before I even started, I’d read negative reviews online about the team and work culture, so I went in a little on guard. During the interviews themselves, though, the interactions felt positive—the team seemed genuinely good, and the conversations stayed constructive.

The rounds didn’t feel hostile or combative; they felt like I was being evaluated normally, based on my background and how I communicated. It was one of those situations where what I heard online didn’t match what I experienced. Even though I didn’t get the chance to see everything play out into an offer in what I recorded, I

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