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      Embedded Software Engineer Interview

      May 12, 2025
      Anonymous employee
      Cupertino, CA
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Apple (Cupertino, CA) in Mar 2024

      Interview

      The interview process was brutal but I had a really positive experience. I was told I could choose any programming language (many would suggest to use Python). I knew the role I applied to was primarily C programming so I decided to do everything in C. The first round is a 45min technical screen. Equivalent of an easy level leetcode question. The second round is the virtual on-site/on-site interview. Five or sic one hour long technical interviews, all one-on-one with team members of the team you are applying or an adjacent team. The third round is a short one-on-one with a higher up manager in the org you are applying (i.e. the hiring manager's manager). Based on some discussions with friends who work at Apple and the recruiter, it seems if you pass the second round, you probably got the job. The manager asked my about some specifics of projects I worked on, a difficult bug I resolved, and why I want to work at Apple. I suggest buying leetcode premium and studying all questions that Apple is known to ask.

      Interview questions [3]

      Question 1

      Computer systems questions: parallelism, concurrency, virtual memory, deadlocks, CPU scheduling, etc..
      Answer question

      Question 2

      Write a circular queue class
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      Question 3

      Medium level leetcode question related to arrays and string manipulation.
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      Other Embedded Software Engineer Interview Reviews for Apple

      Embedded Software Engineer Interview

      Apr 12, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Cupertino, CA
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Apple (Cupertino, CA) in Mar 2026

      Interview

      The first phone screen was about questions regarding applicant's resume and experience. The Interview was intense with each interviewer asking a behavioural questions with follow ups and then a technical question with C coding.

      Embedded Software Engineer Interview

      Feb 12, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Cupertino, CA
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Apple (Cupertino, CA)

      Interview

      I was eliminated after the first round. The process included a recruiter screen followed by a 45-minute call with the hiring manager. We covered role scope, prior projects, and technical depth, but I did not advance to the next stage.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      volatile Binary semaphore Static keyword meaning System design questions
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      Embedded Software Engineer Interview

      Dec 17, 2025
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
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      Application

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      Interview

      one round phone + five rounds VO + two rounds leadership with senior manager and director. Got verbal offer but upper-level didn't approve it later. VO is one week later than phone interview. two rounds leadership with senior manager and director two weeks later than the panel

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      how to build queue wirh size limit with C
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