I applied through university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Apple (San Jose, CA) in Oct 2017
Interview
I first pass the campus interview and was told they're going to share my resume to their other groups, then I was emailed to schedule a phone call with another group.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
For the most of the time I was being asked about my resume. At the end, they asked a technical question, if there is an infinity long detector, and you have a point source illuminating above it, what would be the illumination pattern? Then they replaced the point source to a larger source, and asked how would the illumination pattern be?
I had a 15 to 20 mins chat with the recruiter, who described what the role was about and what skills they are looking for. Then the recruiter set up a technical interview with a hiring manager for me.
The interviewer came late and asked nonsense. He behaved super unprofessional and eat during the interview process. Finally, he ended the meeting 10 mins earlier. Bad experience and cautious about people related to manufacturing.
Initial recruiter screening followed by 5 technical interviews with members of the engineering team. The interviews focused on my experience, problem-solving approach, and technical knowledge relevant to optical systems and instrumentation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked me about TEM modes, and optical fiber outputs