Reddit Experience · Feb 2026

What are the chances? Apple interview

SWE Onsite New Grad Hard
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Interview Experience

So I just finished a final round (virtual onsite) with apple for swe role (it’s a niche one, not general swe). They were 5 rounds in the final round (excluding the initial 15 minutes with recruiter),

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So I just finished a final round (virtual onsite) with apple for swe role (it’s a niche one, not general swe). They were 5 rounds in the final round (excluding the initial 15 minutes with recruiter), 45 minutes each. I did really great/amazing in 3 of the 5 rounds, receiving great praises from each of the interviewer, saying things along the lines of they want to work with me. However, in the other two rounds, although i solved the problem and correctly answered all questions, i needed hints. Will this hurt my application? There was another round before the final round which i also did amazing. Oh another context, this is not a new grad role, more like mid-level. And none of the questions were leetcode, they were hard/challenging and a lot of from-scratch coding and discussion on tradeoffs, but actually reflect actual work in the role.

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This is a candidate experience report from a apple interview for a swe role (new grad level) during the onsite round reported in 2026.

Difficulty rating: Hard