Difficulty
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Candidate-reported interview insights
Apple Silicon / Chip Design Engineer interviews, decoded.
Explore commonly reported questions, interview rounds, difficulty, duration, and candidate experiences for the Silicon / Chip Design Engineer role at Apple.
4.1 rating Computer Hardware Development
Interview overview
Average rounds
3
Average duration
19.1 day average
Difficulty and candidate experience
Interview difficulty
easy2.3%
average58.6%
difficult39.1%
Candidate experience
positive64.9%
negative13.4%
neutral21.6%
Candidate-reported interview process
1 - Applied to a different team but wasn't a good fit and got referred to another team instead. 2 - They scheduled an interview with the hiring manager, and if that went well it would lead to 6 more interviews with engineers. 3 - I didn't make it past the technical screen for my level.
Interview was over zoom. Recruiter was super friendly in the phone screen. Engineer was also nice. He did push pretty hard for answers, but then explained each one afterwards. Didn’t ask any behavioral or star style questions.
online, 45 minutes, technical, system level, calculation based, math, RFIC, mixed signal circuit explanation, performance, s parameter, equation derivation, one on one, CV based questions, RF front-end, industry based, AI based questions, calibration, work permit, relocate willing, month of internship
Common Apple Silicon / Chip Design Engineer interview questions
A focused selection of the most detailed candidate-submitted questions.
- 1
Given two parallel wires, how does changing their cross sectional area affect the resistance?
- 2
If you add pipeline registers to a timing path, what is the impact on performance and area?
- 3
Given two parallel wires, how does changing their lengths affect the resistance?
- 4
What kind of projects have you worked on related to physical design?
Interview question formats
Technical57.1%
Behavioral22.9%
Coding10.8%
Other6.1%
System Design3%
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Interview information is based on candidate reports and may not represent the current official hiring process of Apple.