I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Apple
Interview
Beware of fake interviews
I was interviewing for a position that I was told was the last headcount for the team. The process was quite long, involving six rounds of onsite interviews. The interviewers seemed a bit unprepared, and the conversations felt more like they were going through the motions rather than genuinely assessing my skills for an open role.
After about a month, I was rejected without any specific feedback. Shortly after, the same recruiter started reaching out to me about other job openings I had not applied for. This made me feel like the initial interview process may have been for a position that was already filled, and my candidacy was used to "pump up the numbers."
I've heard from others that this can be a pattern. If you notice signs like unnecessary interview rounds, repetitive questions, a position being described as the "last headcount," or unprepared interviewers, it's a strong sign the position has already been filled. It might be time to move on to other opportunities.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
You are given a machine where you have shell access, but the PID limit is exhausted. You need to figure out the root cause using shell builtins
I applied online. I interviewed at Apple (Singapore)
Interview
After sending in the application, I received an email to schedule a call with a developer from the US. Pretty standard Leetcode questions on efficiency and understanding basic logic. The interview included a live coding session and ended pretty quickly.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
You have a file with N lines. How do you output them equally into M buckets?
I applied online. The process took 5 months. I interviewed at Apple (Atlanta, GA) in Oct 2024
Interview
There was a total of two main rounds of interviews. The first round was a technical with some behavioral questions. The second round consisted of 3 interviews, 2 behavioral and 1 technical. However, the recruiting team rescheduled my both rounds 2 times. I also was ghosted for the very last interview for the 2nd round. On interview was also done by a bad interviewer who turned her camera off and got something to eat during the interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you had a conflict with a team member.