I applied through university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Apple (San Luis Obispo, CA) in Feb 2020
Interview
First round was screening where I spoke to a recruiter
Second round was one on one discussion with 3 engineers.
It can take a few weeks to be contacted if you experience fills the profile. The whole process is painless and Apple makes an effort to avoid stressing the applicants (again this is for corporate positions) each interview was about 30 minutes long.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions mainly based on resume and a few STA questions, questions based on CMOS.
I applied through university. I interviewed at Apple
Interview
45 Min video call
The interview included both personal and technical parts:
Self-introduction and why choose PD (Physical Design).
Resume & project discussion – focus on design flow experience.
Technical topics:
LVS (Layout vs. Schematic), DRC (Design Rule Check) basics.
Setup time, hold time, and how to fix setup violations.
Power and area optimization methods.
Inverter schematic explanation.
How to build an XOR gate using NAND gates.
I applied through university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Apple (Austin, TX) in Feb 2025
Interview
Recruiter reached out, scheduled one interview with a PD engineer a couple days later. The interviewer was late. He asked a bunch of questions about IR drop and ways to reduce the power consumption of a chip along with basic digital circuit stuff