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      Senior Hardware Engineer Interview

      13 Jul 2014
      Anonymous employee
      Cupertino, CA
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Apple (Cupertino, CA) in Nov 2013

      Interview

      I approached the company via a friend. Two different groups approached me for two different positions. I was on a timeline, as within a few weeks I was on my way abroad for a long period of time. The recruiters worked well with me and scheduled interviews on short notice. Essentially this consisted of 1 phone screen. Then followed by first round of 4-5 interviewers for each position. I was rejected for one position, and went on to another 2nd round of 4-5 interviewers. The interviews were easy-moderate. This was probably because there was a lot of overlap between what my background was and what they were looking for. Most questions were based around describing my previous work and cross-questions. A few questions about design fundamentals. There were two interviewers who asked me about release mechanisms and understanding large design flows. Every interviewers was polite and professional. Then I left to India, and a few weeks later, I heard back from the recruiter. They were going ahead with an offer .

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Across the design stack, list a few low-power design ideas.
      Answer question
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