I got rejected after the behaviorial round, the interviewer was nice and friendly. He asked most questions about my projects, resume, sharing his experiences at Apple. He was very nice and told his personal stories and what he liked about Apple.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Apple
Interview
First I had a recruiter call to check my availability, then with the hiring manager where he explained to me the position, and after that a technical interview with behavioural and coding part
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What's the difference between a reference type and a value type in Swift
FGD based interview with two mentors present. Discuss and present a topic within a few minutes with a randomly assigned group. Topic is about the essay we were asked to submit before the interview session.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Discuss essay topic (problem) to come forth with a solution based on evidence (googled), and tell us what you've learned during this whole process.
I applied online. I interviewed at Apple in Feb 2026
Interview
Grilled hard on all resume points. I was asked about implementation details and design decisions. The interviewer went very deep into my projects, and essentially tore them apart from a senior engineer perspective.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why did you switch from X library to Y library? You could have made a commit to original library to fix the issue you ran into.