How it went
The interview process spanned approximately three months, from initial screening in late November/early December to completion in mid-March. The candidate noted that Apple's process felt rigorous, with an in-depth technical screen preceding the onsite interviews. Onsite rounds focused on relevant topics such as storage migration, cost optimization, and cross-functional collaboration, with a notable emphasis on partnership with a cost management stakeholder and a live coding exercise that deviated from a typical code review.
What came up
Data ModelingMachine LearningConceptStatistics & ExperimentationData AnalysisCodingSQLData Structures & AlgorithmsPeople ManagementProject ManagementProgram SenseCross FunctionalSystem DesignProduct DesignEstimationProduct StrategyAnalyticalTechnicalExecutionBehavioralCustomer InteractionApp CritiqueData Pipeline DesignArtificial IntelligencePresentationPortfolio ReviewDebuggingCode ReviewProject Discussion
A candidate-reported account, lightly edited. Interview processes change by team and date.