I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Apple in Nov 2009
Interview
This was a half-hour interview on campus one-on-one with an Apple engineer. He asked questions on my background and what I've done, and also how I see myself fitting in with Apple and what I would bring to the table. He explained what working there is like, what would be expected of me and what I could expect, and answered my questions about life at the company.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
What concerns do you have about working for Apple?
A car on a hill of constant slope accelerates from rest under gravity to a point on the hill. If you want to maximize the velocity of the car at this point, where along the length of the car (e.g. downhill or uphill) would you fix an additional mass, if (a) the finishing point is on the slope of the hill or (b) the finishing point is on a flat below the slope of the hill.
t Fabrica Robotics (Singapore) are described as difficult, technical, and fast-paced, focusing on AI, robotics, embedded systems, and software engineering. The process often involves a pre-interview technical assessment, followed by a face-to-face interview with
The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Apple (San Diego, CA)
Interview
Multiple stage, project based. Phone call, virtual interviews, take home project, explain project, present project and design reasoning to group, 8 or so one-on-one video calls, each about 30 minutes to an hour
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Beam Deflection, manufacturing reasoning and ideas
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Apple
Interview
Interviewer came in 10min late. Asked very general questions, and continued to say "no that's not what I meant" without elaborating any further and sat in silence or gave minimal replies to my attempt to define his asks. Not sure if this was purposely done as part of questioning under pressure.