I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Apple (Cupertino, CA) in May 2015
Interview
I had a casual interview with the director of project management, the hiring manager and then the formal interview process started.
I then interviewed with the hiring manager's boss, two other team member, who would be my peers, an engineer and the engineering manager and then the hiring manager again. Each session was for 45 min.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your project management style?
How would you protect the engineering group?
Why do you want to change / apply for this position?
Describe how you would approach a project with just a high level, vague requirement.
First starts with a recruiter call
Then to a EPM peer, where you have a conversation on background and standard questions as well as a prioritization question.
Then if you pass, then you would move onto a loop with 5 other stakeholders.
I applied online. I interviewed at Apple (Austin, TX) in Jan 2026
Interview
Behavior based questions and based on background. No technically complex questions. But need to be technically knowledgeable and have the relevant experience in both engineering and program management. Pretty standard questions asked from all interviewers. Recruiter screen, HM call, panel with presentation
I applied online. I interviewed at Apple (Cupertino, CA)
Interview
The overall interview process is long. It starts with general recruiter call followed by 2-3 one on one calls with hiring manager and recruiting teams, followed by a technical presentation and a day of panel interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Behavioral questions (Tell me about a time...)
- You learnt something new technically
- handled conflict
- worked cross functionally
- worked in a tight timeline etc.