You can take pride in most of the products the company makes and in their stance on customer privacy.
Terrible engineering process Total lack of transparency Zero sense that you are a valuable human being Low trust environment Makes you want to quit and become a farmer The worst tools for doing your job in the industry
Hi all. Next week I will have the technical interview for a Firmware role on the HID team. Any advices/hints to prepare? What kind of questions are they asking for this types of roles? TC:75 YEO: 5 #software #Apple #interview #embedded
Exp:0 Location: Cupertino Please let me know the base/rsu/bonus for the starting level firmware engineer.
Hello, Have an initial phone call setup with display group for FW engineer position at Apple. The interview is with 2 hiring managers which sounds little off to me. Has anybody in the same situation before or given any interviews for the firmware role at Apple in general or for the display engineeri...Read more
Hello people, I have an on-site interview for a Firmware engineer position at Apple in a couple of weeks. I have been working a lot of programming problems on Arrays, Strings, Hashmaps, LinkedLists and Bit Manipulations. Revisiting OS concepts - Mutexes, Semaphores, Interrupts, Thread sync and etc....Read more
Can anyone who went through Apple firmware interviews pls share how it is? Like LeetCode type of coding rounds? If so, how many?#interview
Hi All, I have an interview coming up with Apple for a Firmware Engineer role and looking for some guidance on how to prep for the interview. It’s going to be a technical screening followed by onsite. I would like to understand what kind of questions to expect so I can prepare accordingly. I real...Read more
The title says it all. Got a confirmed verbal offer from the recruiter at Apple and has set up a call to discuss the offer. What stocks and Base is in a decent range for my below mentioned numbers ? Current experience: 26 months in Qualcomm Current base: 145k (SD) Previous experience: 2 years in ...Read more
Received a verbal confirmation from Apple Camera firmware team based in Cupertino. Recruiter told me that she will be discussing the compensation next week.(told me to put my expected numbers first) I already have an offer from Nvidia(software engineer role). Wanted to know what numbers should I put...Read more
I interviewed for a firmware role at Apple(Cupertino). My recruiter came back to me saying he doesnt have full feedback yet but is positive from what he knows. He said the ICT level has not been decided. I have never worked in the Bay area and need help giving my recruiter an expectation on TC. It ...Read more
Does a Firmware engineer at Apple in the Hardware organization get paid equivalent to software jobs at Apple? If not then what can be the expected difference in pay (base, stock) for ict 3 or ict 4 #hardware #semiconductor #software
What would the interview loop look like for a high-level IC? I'm guessing it's not just standard leetcode + system design + leadership. Asking for an acquaintance (~20 YoE, last 4 as M2, all in the embedded/firmware space). He wants to transition back to doing more hands-on stuff. I'm guessing t...Read more
What is the work life balance like in firmware at Apple. I'll be in a team which will have a product launched every year #tech #wlb #firmware #apple Current TC: 160K
Hello all. I received a call from the wireless Firmware team at Apple for a screening round 2 weeks from now. The recruiter has specifically emphasized on coding concepts for the round. This is my first call and I would like to know anybody having insights on what kind of questions are asked in firm...Read more
How is the work culture in the camera firmware team. Chances of growth and collaboration Trying to figure out different offer and roles
How is this offer for 14 yoe? Level not revealed, but I'm guessing ICT4 ? Base : 195 RSU : 400 / 4 Sign on : 100 Might be getting shortchanged but current TC is worse :) . Or maybe all those numbers I see on blind are really for SWE and not firmware / drivers. @apple
#hardware #apple #firmware #offer Position: Camera FW Offer for ICT3 Base: 160k RSU: 165k/4 Sign-on: 30k Location: Cupertino Current TC: 155k Location: SD YOE: 2.5 No competing offers yet. Just wanted to get an idea about the offer. Thanks in advance.
I have a virtual onsite interview next week for a Firmware engineer position (BSP, Bootloaders). Looking for help understand the type of questions I can expect. If anyone who has recently been through the interview loop for the firmware engineer position can share his/her experience that would be a...Read more
Have an offer from both teams. Is the work and culture vastly different between the 2? Heard modem firmware and software are not under the same org and career growth and WLB are bad in firmware teams. Is it true? TC: 220K YOE - 7-8 #tech #Apple #Google #Intel #Qualcomm #MediaTek #Interview
I have an onsite coming up (Cupertino) for HID Firmware Engineer position. previously had a call with HM and a coding homework. I have 7 rounds including lunch with HM, 3xFirmware, 1xSoftware, 1xQA any advises/tips for the interview? any recent experiences? TIA
Hi What is it like to work at HID Firmware Team at apple? I got an interview coming up with the HID team and wondering how the WLB, TC, and Team culture etc is. Any folks here working or know about this team who can help? Current TC 130k #engineer #interview #applecareer #applefirmware #appleint...Read more