Apple Hardware Engineer interview questions
Updated May 31, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 25%RecruiterRecruiter
- 20%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 16%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 3%OtherOther
- 2%In PersonIn Person
Interview search
145 interviews
Apple interviews FAQs
- Hardware Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Apple with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 60% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Hardware Engineer roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 129 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Apple overall takes an average of 29 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at Apple as a Hardware Engineer according to 129 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 28%
One on one interview: 26%
Skills test: 15%
Presentation: 9%
Group panel interview: 7%
Background check: 5%
Personality test: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Drug test: 2%
Other: 1%
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