Apple Software Engineer - Intern interview questions
based on 39 ratings - Updated Apr 14, 2026
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Software Engineer - Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Apple with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer - Intern roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Apple overall takes an average of 47 days.
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Apple in Dec 2022
Interview
Leetcode (BFS question), alongside a system design round (databases & scalability), with a final debugging round (given code, understanding, and finding an error). Some behavioral questions were asked in between questions or during questions
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Apple in Dec 2022
Interview
First round: one hour leetcode style question Second Round: one hour OOP and design questions Final Round: 5 hour interview with 10 people. mix of coding and behavioral questions: multithreading and performance
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LRU cache, fibonacci, why do you want to work at apple
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Apple (Cupertino, CA) in Oct 2022
Interview
You arrive are are directed to a room which you are required to sign in then you get called in to your first round interview. Then the interview is conducted on you as a person and you qualities/ values rather than you experience or intellectual skills.