I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Apple (Paris) in Aug 2023
Interview
My interview process started with a casual, 30-minute conversation with a research group leader, who mentioned that candidates applying for research roles skip the coding interview. Next, I gave a 45-minute presentation about my research, which was followed by a 15-minute Q&A session. Then I had several one-on-one Zoom interviews, each lasting about an hour. Two were with HR and involved general interview questions. The others were with researchers from the group, and each interviewer had a different style. One interviewer focused on rapid-fire questions about statistical modeling, another preferred an open-ended discussion about research ideas, and another asked technical questions on LLM architectures.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Could you explain the computational complexity associated with matrix multiplication in Transformer architectures? Specifically, discuss how complexity scales with sequence length and embedding dimension, and outline potential strategies for improving computational efficiency.
I applied online. I interviewed at Apple (Calistoga, CA) in Feb 2026
Interview
the recruiter is nice. They asked me about my previous experience and talk about my project. Why I choose apple and what is my goal here. Then they asked me more about the details of my reseach project and how it is related to their positions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you use python to write a upscale method from scratch.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Apple
Interview
the interview process was very quick, possibly accelerated due to the contract nature of the role? total of 3 interviews: recruiter, hiring manager, team member. no research presentation, no virtual onsite.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
One interviewer used a case-study approach, presenting a scenario and asking how I would approach that scenario across specific business needs.