I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Apple (Irvine, CA) in Jan 2026
Interview
Phone call with the recruiter who checked the basics, what is your motivation, tell me about yourself, what kind of expectations, etc. Then it was a zoom interview with the hiring manager with technical and coding questions.
Average interview
Application
I applied online. I interviewed at Apple (Santa Clara, CA)
Interview
1st round: Hiring manager
2nd round: Started with HR, then 5 of 45-min interview with team members.
Based on resume and basic communication theory, wifi system architecture, simple coding test.
Phone call first. Talk about your background and your research area. Typical questions about the wireless systems and OFDM system design. Asked more questions to learn about my research background
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
OFDM Probability distributions for IID gaussian RVs. coherence time and coherence bandwidth