Consisted of three rounds, with a preliminary HR phone screen, a behavioral interview with a member of the team, and a final panel interview. The final round required preparation of a technical presentation, followed by Q&A by hiring and senior managers on the team.
The process was surprisingly nice. Everyone I spoke was nice. There were a lot different people that I had to speak to but everyone was encouraging and eager to learn more about my experience.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Apple (San Diego, CA) in Jul 2023
Interview
1. Initial email survey had to be filled out. 2. Phone/video screening to figure out the overall fitness for the role. 3. Technical interviews (5 separate interviews) to grind the details. 4. Final round (2 interviews w/ senior management) to hash out high level thought processes.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Specific 5G NR protocol questions relevant for the role. With the senior management: one of the interviewers was an individual from a completely different engineering field who had no prior knowledge of the cellular technology at all. I think this was done intentionally to see how I can explain highly technical matters to a lay person. Generic questions were asked: tell me about yourself and what you have accomplished in your previous work, etc.