Apple·Software Engineer

Apple Software Engineer interview experience

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Posted May 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through a senior-level Apple loop that started with a recruiter screen and then ran through three phone rounds before moving into an onsite with four interviews.

The phone screens included an “Instagram-style” feed design discussion with a senior manager, then a basic coding problem, and later an ML infrastructure system design discussion.

The onsite rounds were a deeper backend and collaboration style format: I did multiple rounds that combined design, behavioral, an infrastructure deep dive, and a session focused on collaboration. What I remember most was the emphasis on designing out loud without relying on a whiteboard, and the expectation that I could explain my reasoning clearly end to end. I ended up being rejected after the final onsite, and

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