I was approached by a recruiter who once ghosted me. The next month he scheduled a meeting and cancelled just a few hours before. I also received a rejection email. This is the only rejection I've received from Apple without even talking to anyone.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Apple (Cupertino, CA) in Mar 2026
Interview
The first phone screen was about questions regarding applicant's resume and experience.
The Interview was intense with each interviewer asking a behavioural questions with follow ups and then a technical question with C coding.
I was eliminated after the first round. The process included a recruiter screen followed by a 45-minute call with the hiring manager. We covered role scope, prior projects, and technical depth, but I did not advance to the next stage.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
volatile
Binary semaphore
Static keyword meaning
System design questions
one round phone + five rounds VO + two rounds leadership with senior manager and director. Got verbal offer but upper-level didn't approve it later.
VO is one week later than phone interview. two rounds leadership with senior manager and director two weeks later than the panel