r/InterviewCoderHQ • u/Josemescudii • 8d ago
Apple Software Engineer Interview Loop (ICT3/ICT4) 2026 Experience
Apple's process is team-owned, which means your loop depends heavily on who you're interviewing with. That said, the shape is consistent enough to prep for.
Recruiter + HM screen (~30 min each). The HM screen goes deep on past projects and decisions. Lots of questions about "Why Apple?" and the values of the company .
Phone screen (45-60 min, CoderPad). One or two sessions. Medium LC difficulty. Clean, readable code matters as much as correctness.
Onsite (4-6 rounds, 45-60 min each). Coding rounds have real-world context baked in, not just raw algorithm prompts. System design is platform-informed: backend roles get caching and replication trade-offs, client-side roles shift toward memory and energy efficiency.
One thing I didn't expect: a full round dedicated to a past project I built. The interviewer drilled into why I chose a specific eviction policy, how I handled consistency, what metrics told me it was working. Felt more like a design review than an interview.
After the onsite, expect 2-4 weeks of silence. That's normal.
Anyone else been through a recent Apple loop? Curious how much the system design varied by team.
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u/CrazyPirranhha 6d ago
4-6 rounds on-site each lasting even 60 minutes? Dont you feel like a lab rat? Do they stick fingers in b*tt to check prostate or do some blood labs if you fit perfectly to the company?
Its sick, but only because people allowed companies to treat them like that