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What to Expect in the Apple SWE Interview Loop

The Apple SWE interview loop is very structured. Each interview follows an almost-rigid format to assess you across very specific technical and leadership skills. Here's the process:

  1. 1. Recruiter Screen

    Initial chat for domain-specific skills (e.g. Swift/C++/Java) and team fit.

  2. 2. Technical Screen

    1-2 rounds of coding and architecture/internals deep dive.

  3. 3. Onsite Loop

    5-6 rounds: Specialized technical drills, Frameworks, Performance, and Cross-functional collaboration.

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    • SQL/ETL

Candidates keep coming back

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5.02 sessions on average

I liked your questions from different viewpoints, which tested my knowledge and helped me practice reasoning. Your feedback also helped me become more self-aware about my time management and prioritization habits. I am pretty sure that our conversation will help with my upcoming interviews.

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Apple Senior Software Engineer

5 star review

I had a great experience with my mock system design interview on Prepfully. The session was helpful in simulating a real interview environment, and I especially appreciated the constructive feedback afterward. It helped me identify areas for improvement and better understand what to expect in an actual interview. I would recommend Prepfully to my friends looking to prepare for technical interviews. @coach - Thank you so much for taking the time to conduct the mock interview today! I really appreciate your thoughtful feedback and suggestions. The session was very helpful in identifying areas where I can improve, and it gave me a better sense of what to expect in a real system design interview. Thanks again for your time and guidance!

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Apple Software Engineer

5 star review

I enjoyed our conversation and appreciate your comprehensive feedback. The behavioral session was insightful and encouraging, and it helped me understand what I need to work on next and what I can keep doing.

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Apple Senior SWE

5 star review

Thank you for your support during the session. Although I have 8 years of engineering experience, I learned many tips and received valuable feedback. Your problem choices and follow-up questions were excellent because they tested both knowledge and problem-solving skills. I would love to have another session on a different topic.

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Apple Senior SWE

5 star review

The expert shared some tips I have not known before. He clearly pin pointed things I must do/avoid during real interviews. @coach - Hey sir, Thanks a lot for your detailed feedback! You shared many useful tips I had not known before.

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Apple Software Engineer

5 star review

It has great coaches and my experiences have been great. @coach - Thanks for taking the time to talk to me and patiently answering myriads of my questions apart from the very thoughtful and actionable feedback. Excellent experience!

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Apple Senior SWE

5 star review

Hi Thank you for the mock system design session—and especially for your guidance on interview preparation. The tips on structuring answers, asking clarifying questions up front and articulating trade-offs were very actionable. I’m going to fold these into my practice plan right away. Thanks again for the coaching and actionable insights!

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Apple Senior Software Engineer

5 star review

Thank you so much for your guidance today! The insights you shared were very helpful and I am going to incorporate it to my interview prep. 

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Apple SWE

5 star review

Thank you for the mock interview! I would appreciate any feedback on my performance, as well as tips on what to study. After this interview, I feel that my preparation approach may not be fully effective, especially since I relied on hints from you. So far, I've been primarily practicing with LeetCode. - Could you please let me know what areas I should focus on improving for technical interviews? - If you were the interviewer for my first round, would you pass me? (Why or why not?)

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Apple Software Engineer

5 star review

Hi, I've had multiple mocks recently with people from Apple and Meta, and I can confidently say that this mock was the best among them. The question was something I had not seen before, and it looks like it's not on Leetcode. I really appreciate that you gave me this question. Also, I really loved the questions you asked me at the beginning of the session, which were sort of behavioral questions. I had planned to practice behavioral questions tomorrow, and your questions gave me great insights into what it would look like besides the typical questions. Also, thanks for the 10 minutes over the time limit for answering my questions. Overall, I loved everything, and I wish you success and happiness.  Here is my LinkedIn profile if you don't mind to connect:  ******* Regards, *******

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Apple Software Engineer

5 star review

A good mock up session and helps you calm down the nerves before the interview. The coach helped with exactly this.

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Apple Senior Software Engineer

5 star review

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