Apple recruiter reached out to me with a job opportunity and bragging about Apple not laying off or going through hiring freeze. The problem with this senior role is that I will have to relocate to San Diego. I am remote right now and not willing to relocate even if I’m laid off next week! But it’s Apple. I’m posting here to ask everyone opinion. How is working at Apple? Is it better than Meta? Am i making a big mistake? YoE 7 TC 220 IC4 HW
I won't work in an office for anyone again. WFH life.
You are hardware not software engineer. That’s why you get recruiter messages. SWE are more screwed than HWE
Yes I am hw! I thought SWEs are doing better overall!
Not this past year, lol
Apple might look appealing given the current bloodbath. But it’s a pretty dark place to be in.
Why you think that?
Nah, it’s fine. My team and the teams I work with are cool. If you’re immature, this place definitely isn’t for you, though.
Lol as far as they don’t ghost you after 10 rounds of interviews. But, I would definitely switch considering they’re doing better at hardware engineering than Meta.
This. They have been pushing back on scheduling an on-site for me since the 1st week of March. Apple recruitment seems so unprofessional
That’s sad. I had the best experience with Meta recruiters!
You’re getting just 220k at 7 YOE?
They're HWE, which typically is paid less
Yeah but this low?
How’s HWE in Meta? Are you in RL?
Yup
How’s HWE in Reality Labs? They poached a lot of people from Apple so just curious.
Apple recruiters are a joke, expect the process to take at-least 4-8 weeks with a lot of ghosting..
Why is your TC so “low”? I thought Meta was throwing $$$ at people to get them to join RL. You’ll do better than that at Apple, but San Diego .. that’s more of a personal decision.
don’t think Apple pay’s more than that for my label. Also, I’m fully remote and live in a low cost area. No rent, no mortgage or loan. In fact, I save 70 percent of my biweekly income.
That’s cool! Enjoy the WFH life :) I’m ready to quit and take up a remote only role when the right opportunity comes along.
Wow
What team? Dm me pls
Audio team
Meta is your background in Audio?