2 screenings, 1 technical interview that lasted about an hour. Technical was a design question, not a leetcode style question so I could be creative with how I was approaching the problem. Friendly interviewer. Took a long time to hear back.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
tell me about a time you worked on a team and there was a conflict
Interviews across teams are non-standard. Mine involved some talking about myself and then was entirely system design/debugging questions regarding operating system components. They would share technical details when required, but really wanted to see you try to figure things out.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
In beta version of MacOS, there is a performance issue regarding networking. Try and diagnose the problem. We'll provide information as needed.
Something like that.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Apple (San Jose, CA) in Apr 2026
Interview
The interviewer and I talked in detail about my resume and past experiences, where I thoroughly explained my previous projects, technical roles, and the specific contributions I made. Following that discussion, I went ahead to solve a medium level LeetCode question.
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