I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Apple (Santa Clara, CA)
Interview
Get touch from recruiter on social network, and get 1 phone interview from the manager, then is the on-site interview about 10 rounds for whole day. Each round is half an hour and there's no rest between, so take the time to drink and go the the rest room.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Ordinary: Why Apple? Make chart of previous project, and dive into details. Also some fundamental problems like circuit problems, validation problems.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Apple (Cupertino, CA) in Jan 2026
Interview
recruiter screening -> hiring manager screening -> final round virtual onsite. brief question on my experience for every round, majority of the role was systems-based and technical screening. Alot of "how would you test X product or Y sensor, or Z sensor with obscure shapes, obscure conditions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
how would you test + read a capacative sensor? (intended to be a very open-ended question to see how specific you get or what follow-ups you ask.
I applied online. I interviewed at Apple (Cupertino)
Interview
The hiring manager asked questions only about op-amps, not about sensors, while in the job description, only requirements about sensors and motors were described. It might he was interviewing just for statistics.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Ideal input and output impedance of an operational amplifier
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Apple (Cupertino, CA) in Apr 2023
Interview
Interview team was friendly, and interview questions weren't hard in retrospect, but I still messed up due to fatigue and nervousness. Many interviews in one day can get tiring, so use allocated breaks wisely.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are some figures of merit for evaluating sensors?