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      Software Engineer Interview

      Aug 30, 2011
      Anonymous employee
      Cupertino, CA
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Apple (Cupertino, CA) in Aug 2011

      Interview

      Got an initial call from the recruiter through employee referral. Recruiter asked standard questions like what am I interested in, what my other options were and whether I was interviewing with other companies. He then asked me suitable dates for an initial phone screen interview with one of their managers. Once the phone screen was over, recruiter got back to me saying they would like to invite me over to Apple campus for further on site interviews. I gave him a few dates I was available at and recruiter scheduled 4 interviews with team members I was going to work with if I was hired. The designation of interviewers ranged from peers to potential manager to department VP. All were half hour interviews. People seemed really excited about being at Apple and working for one of the most successful company in the world. They all were very friendly and nice to talk to. Apple cupertino campus is beautiful. There is a lot of diversity at Apple. On the top of this, they all seemed really stressed out with work. The perception I got was that work environment is really hectic at Apple.

      Interview questions [5]

      Question 1

      Describe oen of the most exciting projects you have worked on. Then questions related to what I described.
      Answer question

      Question 2

      What are design patterns, describe a couple of them.
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      Question 3

      How comfortable are you in picking up and learning a new language
      Answer question

      Question 4

      Have you ever been in a stressful position at work and how did you handle that
      Answer question

      Question 5

      Why do you want to join Apple and what will you miss at your current work if Apple hired you.
      1 Answer
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