Apple Software Engineering Intern interview questions
Updated May 19, 2026
based on 18 ratings
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Software Engineering Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Apple with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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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.
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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.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Apple (Sunnyvale, CA) in Nov 2020
Interview
I interviewed with an engineering manager. He asked a few questions about my studies but mostly wanted to hear about the independent coding projects I had on my resume. He also shared some of the engineering projects, roles, and specializations available in his team and asked which interested me and why.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Manager shared the engineering projects, roles, and specializations available in his team and asked which interested me and why.