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- The Apple manager said he asked to cancel my session with director during the interview Hmm not sure what’s Apple interview process but during an onsite interview with the manager he said he asked to cancel my session with the director and he thinks no need because the director is busy. I sent an email about this to my recruiter, he said they will schedule it after they completed feedb
- How long does Apple take to reply back after onsite interview? I have interviewed Apple. 2 sessions screen with the team members (coding interviews) 4 sessions virtual onsite with the team members and HM (coding and debugging interviews) After that I got an email from a recruiter. HM wanted to move me to the 2nd round. The 2nd round virtual onsite, I have int
- Cupertino Leetcoding Looking for Leetcode partners for weekend sessions and mutual morale support. Targeting L3, 0-2 YOE roles. Located in Cupertino (working for Apple)
- Apple - mental health benefits Hi, Curious what are the mental health benefits that Apple provides. I know that Google partners with Lyra to provide 25 free therapy sessions each calendar year. Is there a similar thing at Apple? Whom do they partner with and what's the benefit? What about Amazon? #mentalhealth
- Tips for hiring manager lunch Hi, I have an ML engineer interview coming up at Apple, one session being the lunch with the HM. Any tips for that? What kind of questions to ask? What to avoid etc. ?
- Offering mock DV interview sessions Hi, I am a DV lead/manager at Apple with 9 YOE . I am offering mock interview sessions mainly for Design Verification roles. This is not free of cost, I will require you to make a token donation to an animal rescue shelter of my choice. If this works for you, feel free to DM me.
- link Mock Interviews on Youtube As part of my preparation for Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple, I started doing lots of mock sessions and eventually I started recording them and uploading them to youtube. I'm sharing to get some feedback. https://bit.ly/2LNDT1V Let me know if you find them useful. EDIT: I'm considering to of
- Phone interview at Apple I’ve an upcoming phone interview with Apple & team is “internal tools and framework”. Can any one of you tell me what kind of questions I can expect? This won’t be a normal leetcode question session I guess. TC: 130k Yoe: 2yrs
- Apple virtual onsite Feedback Hi I had an virtual on-site interview with Apple on March 31st. I emailed recruited thrice for the feedback I got the following response every time. The team has the interview feedback session today at 2:00 - I will have feedback after then. What does that mean? #engineering #software #swe
- vote WFH will give me a heart attack… Just signed up for Apple Fitness + or whatever to get some exercise in that’s a bit more tailored to ski prep for the season. I fucking nearly died after the first HIT style 12 minutes sessions holy shit. Heart rate at 165, just getting fucking wrecked. I guess WFH, never walking to lunch, or anot
- Culture of secrecy at Apple A friend of mine recently joined Apple and the most repeated words in her 3 weeks so far have been “secret” and “confidential”. Even while getting knowledge transfer sessions from people in the same team! I can understand hardware teams working in a shroud of secrecy. But why software, that too amo
- Apple SWE Onsite Interview Result Hey folks, I had an onsite a few days ago at Apple for an iOS SWE position and the HM said I’d be notified in 48 hrs. It’s been 3 days and I haven’t heard anything yet. I had 5 sessions with 2 interviewers each. I nailed most algo questions (LC Medium) with optimal solutions and the behavioral por
- Referral Request Hi All, I am in the early stage of interview application and was wondering if I can get referral to any of the below companies. #apple #bloomberg #twitter #square #robinhood #facebook #oracle #linkedin #salesforce #twilio #docusign #nvidia #netflix #doordash #adobe #airbnb #uber
- Do I have a chance of getting hired? Last year I interviewed onsite at Facebook, Apple, Twitch/Amazon, Netflix, YouTube/Google, Microsoft, and a some lower tier companies. I got offers from Apple, Microsoft, and a lower tier company. Accepted Microsoft, which I hate. To study I worked out of CTCI for a month or two. No Leetcode. Did
- Thinking of offering interview prep training I currently work at Google and I regularly conduct onsite and phone screens. I used to work at Apple before and used to conduct interviews there too. I recently prepared a couple of friends and they got the jobs they were interviewing for. So now I am thinking of offering paid interview prep sessio
- Apple Siri Rotational Program Virtual Onsite I have a virtual onsite coming up for the Siri Rotational Program at Apple. They told me what the subject matter for each interview would be, but I was wondering what the intensity of each interview would be like and how I should prep accordingly. Should I prep LeetCode? There's also an 'Innovation
- vote Is your company hiring more bootcampers? To preface: I am not trying to be demeaning, I was wondering if other companies were hiring similarly At BB, my new grad cohort was mostly (~95%) MS and BS Computer Science majors. Recently my team held a shadowing session to encourage new grads in the new cohort class to join us (Fast forward 6 mo
- HW engineer interview, apple Hi all How many rounds of interviews does apple have? My first round was skipped, then hiring manager called me, then a 4hr15min ( total of 9 interviewer, all managers, sr. Managers and a director) interview session was set, after a day recruiter emailed and said I'm gonna go for last round which
- link Apple frontend interview advice The technical screen was mostly conversational with only ~15 minutes in coderpad. I passed that an am moving on to a team interview (five 45 minute sessions) for a senior frontend role on an apple.com team. I haven't received any details from the recruiter and I'm wondering how I can best use my tim
- Product design interview @Apple Sharing my experience of interviewing at Apple for Product Design position. Hopefully, it helps folks here. I recently applied to a role in Apple Siri Team for a Product Design position via their website. Within 2 weeks of applying, I got an email from the recruiter asking for time availability wit
- Apple Senior Business Analyst interview Hello, I have two video interviews with the hiring team for the Sr BA role in BPR (Biz process re-engineering / Decision support) team with Apple. Loc is CA. 1st round is with a Data Scientist and 2nd round is with BI Analyst. What is the level of difficulty of questions for SQL, Python and Data
- Microsoft principal swe interview I was contacted by an HM from MS for a principal swe role in Azure ML SW stack. Companies like FB, G have standardized HC-based/technical hiring process, but companies like Apple have more team-centric/culture-fit process. I don't know the process at MS. The HM contacted directly for an initial chat
- Desperate for Salvation from Abusive Manager at Facebook Hi Community at Blind, I'm at your mercy, please hear me out. Ever since entering Facebook, I've began having disturbingly negative thoughts because of the stress from work. I maintain my PSC, but my manager weaponizes any and all feedback from anyone about me and verbally abuses me in closed-doo
- Are all Apple Recruiters this terrible? I did a tech screen with a hiring manager at Apple and made it to the onsite round. I got an email from a recruiter that literally said. Please send the times you are available the next couple of weeks. There is no information on how many people or anything about the process. I ask some followup
- Engineering Manager at Airbnb/LinkedIn/Lyft Hi all, I am currently an EM (M2 - which is still a front-line manager so no EMs as directs) at Apple with about 2 years of people management and 8+ of IC experience. I got a few pings from the recruiters and scheduled an onsite with LinkedIn and just started a process with Lyft. I like what I do a
- link [US only] Need System Design Mock Interview? I’ve been interviewing for a couple of years now and have been on 50+ interview panels. Been a Bar Raiser at Uber and also preparing for Staff level interviews next year. YOE: 6 TC: $400k I’m ready to help out anyone who needs help with mock interviews for System Design. I usually take 1.5 hour s
- Referrals please I work at a boutique consulting company in DMV region. which works primarily with one of the federal agencies. I'm one of the very few employees at the company on a H1B visa. A new executive order was passed earlier this month asking federal agencies to evaluate visa employees on federal contracts.
- H1B on federal contract seeking referrals I work at a boutique consulting company in DMV region. which works primarily with one of the federal agencies. I'm one of the very few employees at the company on a H1B visa. A new executive order was passed earlier this month asking federal agencies to evaluate visa employees on federal contracts.
- NVIDIA ASIC Design Sr. Engineer - Interview experience included I interviewed in NVIDIA for a Sr. Engineer ASIC Design position. I am an IC4 currently in my company. What is a reasonable ask in terms of compensation? I don't want to ask too low and then get stuck at that level. My current comp at Apple is 170k (base) + 30k (yearly bonus) + 600k unvested RSUs. (
- Am I blacklisted after a bad experience with a recruiter? 6 months ago, a friend referred me to Apple for a SRE position in Cupertino. Didn't hear back from them till a few months ago, a regional recruiter reached out to me for a similar position (but not SRE) in Singapore. I was quite straightforward about the TC that I was aiming for and the type of stu
- ~20 SWE Onsite Rejections In A Row In 1.5 Yrs, then G, MSFT, Unicorn Offers ! TLDR: Making this post for others in a similar boat to hang in there. Just when I thought I saw light at the end of the tunnel and thought I'd get an offer I was rejected and the tunnel got extended by a few hundred miles. At the end however I saw success and so can you. Motivation: I got in the i
- link FANGs onsite interview Every recruiter that reach out to me recommends the same thing: "think out loud, take your time, explain your thoughts and your approach to the problem", also the official demo video Google has in their recruiting channel, is showing something according to what recruiters recommend, the guy provide
- New grad at Apple for 1 year: is this heaven? Before coming to Apple I worked at a small local software place... in retrospect it was a sweatshop... code code code every minute, PM would check in on a card you moved on the board 3 hours ago, you get the idea.... This? Is this heaven? I am in a new grad program and we have lots of opportunitie
- I never felt so rejected. So many FAILED INTERVIEWS I started my job search in August 2020 and have been rejected from so many interviews. I've probably applied to over 100 jobs over the course of time and haven't gotten a single offer. From all those applications, I have received an automated rejection email for maybe 95% of them. For the remaini
- link How I got offers from Amazon, Microsoft, and Bloomberg Based in Dublin, Ireland. Left Facebook for Microsoft in December 2020. IC4 TC at FB: ~140K Euro L63 TC at MS: ~160K Euro I had a friend refer me to Amazon, applied to MS and Bloomberg myself. --- Applied to a bunch of places around end of August/ early September: - Microsoft (offer) - Amazon (o
- How many been there done that, i.e. interviewed by FAANG and failed all? I never in my wildest dreams thought that I will get a Google on-site and as luck would have it, had it last year. Needless to say, read through everything, knew about hash tables, queue, stack, and what not. I couldn’t solve any of the coding problems, had a good design interview, just explained th
- SWE Interview journey, offers, rejects, tips. Warning: long post. TL;DR; at the bottom. (*In Blind mobile app, only the first half of contents are shown because the post is too long. The second half has been added in the comments section. There is no issue reading this in desktop browser from teamblind website.) I started prepping for intervie
- Depressed by Praise - Looking for Referrals Hello Dear Blinders, I am actively looking for a Data Scientist/ML Engineer role and would appreciate any support. I am willing to relocate anywhere in order for me to work for a new company in the United States. I recently got my H1B visa and it will be active from Oct - 1, hence I need the new em
- link Facebook Interview Feedback - How to deal with location? I interviewed for E6. I got strong hire on both coding and hire on everything else. One system design is not sure about the level. I will get committee decision in the following weeks. It's very unlikely I don't get an offer recruiter said. More likely I get E5, but if I get E6 there is no team matc
- link ‘ Build on your lot’ builders with cost+floor plans in bay area,ca. I searched but couldn’t find builders with floor plan catalog & approx cost. This was the only one- https://thomasjameshomesusa.com/northern-california/ Any recommendations? Thanks
- vote Stocks and US Elections #personalfinance #investments Has anyone noticed recent steady sell off? what do you think, what are the chances of stocks falling after upcoming US elections if trump wins or biden wins..
- vote What will happen if Prop 22 doesn’t pass? Title says it all. Mainly thinking from the Gig companies perspectives. Vote or comment #Prop22 #tech #california @postmates @caviar @grubhub
- Thoughts on this tiktok nuclear energy influence Her goal is to save nuclear plants and advocate for more nuclear energy using weird videos on tiktok. Thoughts ? https://twitter.com/isaboemeke/status/1319674446391619584
- Ayurvedic doctor in Bay Area Has anyone tried Ayurvedic consultation & treatment in the Bay Area? Looking for references/recommendations. Thanks #medical #health
- vote Which of the following stocks will double fastest? If you were to risk all your wealth in one tech stock which one would it be at this moment?
- all stocks have gone up considerably high but I still lost 40 k due to day trading I would like to invest in longterm stock. Which stock will double in next 3-6 months? holding apple hoping it would run up to 130
- link We need energy that doesn’t destroy the environment Look at this - how can this kind of destruction of natural beauty be allowed? https://imgur.com/gallery/kzEtb7w
- The world is what it is. We have to make the best of it... I am sick of people always complaining the world is going to the dogs. Leftists are snowflakes - Parents Right wing is bigoted - Friends The west exploits the developing nations. - My countrymen Google and facebook are stealing our data and we are the product. - Almost everyone You live so far away
- Need help for referrals in LA Just moved to Los Angeles earlier this year. I am a TPM with ~4 YOE. Current TC 200k. Need help getting referrals here, would be greatly appreciated. #la #losangeles #referrals #snap #netflix #tinder #twitch
- vote Do you trust Wealthfront retirement projections? I was planning retirement at 55 but Wealthfront says I'll have more than enough at 50 which is only 7 years away for me. I'm leaning toward rest and vest at this point because I'm running out of funks to give! Do you trust Wealthfront?