To be prepared for the technical interview process, former software engineers advise that students study medium leetcode and be able to solve scripting and OS questions. Following the technical, software engineers should also expect 5 final round interviews with different full-time members on the team – topics for these interviews are dependent on the specific team, but have reportedly ranged from operating systems to machine learning to react front end developer questions. Recruiters use the technical portion to narrow down the talented field, so aspiring software engineering interns should definitely take the time to brush up on their computer science knowledge to show their best during these last interviews.
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To be prepared for the technical interview process, former software engineers advise that students study medium leetcode and be able to solve scripting and OS questions. Following the technical, software engineers should also expect 5 final round interviews with different full-time members on the team – topics for these interviews are dependent on the specific team, but have reportedly ranged from operating systems to machine learning to react front end developer questions. Recruiters use the technical portion to narrow down the talented field, so aspiring software engineering interns should definitely take the time to brush up on their computer science knowledge to show their best during these last interviews.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Apple
Interview
First I had a recruiter call to check my availability, then with the hiring manager where he explained to me the position, and after that a technical interview with behavioural and coding part
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What's the difference between a reference type and a value type in Swift
FGD based interview with two mentors present. Discuss and present a topic within a few minutes with a randomly assigned group. Topic is about the essay we were asked to submit before the interview session.
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Discuss essay topic (problem) to come forth with a solution based on evidence (googled), and tell us what you've learned during this whole process.
I applied online. I interviewed at Apple in Feb 2026
Interview
Grilled hard on all resume points. I was asked about implementation details and design decisions. The interviewer went very deep into my projects, and essentially tore them apart from a senior engineer perspective.
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Why did you switch from X library to Y library? You could have made a commit to original library to fix the issue you ran into.