Somewhat difficult, but everyone was extremely nice . I recommend practicing code and a couple behavioral questions. I asked 2 questions both times and they were impressed like that as well. Explaining my thought process out loud seemed to go well.
Difficult interview
Application
I applied through university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Apple in Dec 2017
Interview
Interviewed with someone from Apple on campus, but was not chosen to proceed with that team. He seemed to have passed around my resume around and I heard back from two other teams that were interested in interviewing me. Had a very rough first phone interview with one of the two managers but passed to the second round. Had 3 back to back 45 min interviews on coderpad. All three were technical though none asked me to compile my code. Heard back two days later through a phone call that I was made an offer! I’ve interviewed with Apple before and back then it took them three weeks before they gave me a no. I think they move really fast when they’re actually interested in you but quite slow otherwise. Overall still really good experience. Learned a lot about the environment and expectations through the interviews. Interviewers were very friendly, one of them was especially nice and encouraging even when I couldn’t answer the question in full.
The guidance provided was very thorough, and I was able to follow the instructions for the interview process without any issues. By taking the time to prepare yourself properly, you should have no trouble navigating the interview and completing it successfully. The process is clear, and with the right preparation, you can approach it with confidence.
I had an initial phone interview for an hour. They asked about previous experience and then interleaved them with some technical questions. Finally, they ask the main interview questions toward the end.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself.
Question about design approaches.
Question about designs trade-offs.