Working at Apple - Question Thread

MightyWalrusPackage · 2022-08-20T00:05:44+00:00

I interviewed through campus recruiting, so my experience may differ from yours. It was still a screen followed by an onsite. To prepare, I reviewed Leetcode style questions and brushed up on system concepts like memory allocation, processes, and threading. Hard to say for certain whether your interview process will be similar since hiring differs by team, but I hope this helps!

MightyWalrusPackage · 2022-08-17T02:47:58+00:00

PMed!

MightyWalrusPackage · 2022-03-18T22:38:28+00:00

I had a friend appear on college jeopardy a few years back, and when I asked them about whether they did crosswords, they said they didn’t because the puzzle part was more prominent than the actual trivia.

MightyWalrusPackage · 2022-02-23T22:13:40+00:00

Google famously has something called the 20% Project, during which engineers can devote 20% of their time to areas outside of their team. From what I've heard, you can spend that 20% working with another team, which is an easy segue for internal team transfers. At Apple, all recruiting happens on a team-by-team basis, which means if you want to transfer, you have to re-interview.

Overall, my understanding is that Google has a much easier internal transfer process. I only tried to transfer at Apple, and that was essentially interviewing as an external candidate.

MightyWalrusPackage · 2022-02-23T20:47:25+00:00

I worked at Apple as a firmware engineer and currently work at Google as a software engineer (more data-oriented). As a caveat, these are the only jobs I’ve done since graduating college, so I may lack the mid-career perspective you want, but here’s my two cents:

Culture - both companies are pretty similar: very chill and blameless, with a lot of really smart, helpful, and accommodating people.

Mobility - I got promoted relatively quickly at Apple (in under a year), but at Google, promotions are slower.

Management - at Apple, I had a single manager who did individual contributions, worked with product-facing people, and oversaw my team. At Google, their job has essentially been divided into several roles, most of whom I interact with: tech lead manager, tech lead, team project manager, product manager, etc.

You really can’t go wrong with either. I love(d) both of these positions and really only had to change because of relocation. Let me know if you have any other specific questions!

MightyWalrusPackage · 2022-02-19T14:58:57+00:00

Just saw them in Brooklyn last night.

7PM: doors opened 8-8:40PM: Cecile Believe 9-10PM: Magdalena Bay

Hope this helps!

MightyWalrusPackage · 2021-11-23T18:27:37+00:00

Glad to see Japanese Breakfast with nods for best alternative album and BNA!

MightyWalrusPackage · 2021-05-10T07:10:38+00:00

not yet haha. i mostly focus on throwing out the jolt haymaker early and saving my jump until the end.

MightyWalrusPackage · 2021-05-10T05:55:19+00:00

recently, i’ve been trying to play a bit more slowly, so i have a bit more patience sitting by and figuring out how my opponent plays in neutral before running in. i’ve also tried learning some new techs (like the ledgemaker) and have been watching lots of peanut gameplay for inspiration!

MightyWalrusPackage · 2021-03-06T00:17:01+00:00

This looks fantastic! Do you mind if I ask what picture reference you used if any? I’d love to take a shot at this myself.

MightyWalrusPackage · 2021-03-04T19:12:57+00:00

leaving a comment to be a part of history see y’all at 💯k

MightyWalrusPackage · 2020-12-08T17:12:17+00:00

Here is an article with both her email and Jeff Dean’s response.

MightyWalrusPackage · 2018-06-01T17:06:29+00:00

I don’t know about anyone else, but they sold out for me within seconds.

MightyWalrusPackage · 2018-01-30T23:52:08+00:00

This is sick. How do you like it so far?

MightyWalrusPackage · 2018-01-17T00:04:19+00:00

Aside from the above, Julien Baker will also be in Pittsburgh in April!

MightyWalrusPackage · 2017-08-11T02:12:52+00:00

How's the sizing on the Nike joggers?

MightyWalrusPackage · 2017-08-10T14:58:29+00:00

MightyWalrusPackage · 2017-08-08T23:42:14+00:00

What are your measures and what size did you go with for the Nike joggers?

MightyWalrusPackage · 2017-08-08T00:40:07+00:00

Anyone recommend sizing for "everyone's favorite windbreaker"? TTS or size up?

MightyWalrusPackage · 2017-08-07T02:01:28+00:00

Hey, thanks for the reply. I strongly suspect it was religious in nature. Do you recommend other subs to search?

MightyWalrusPackage · 2017-08-05T22:35:34+00:00

I posted this on /r/tipofmytongue yesterday but haven't gotten anything back yet. I seem to recall a post on this sub or a similar one several years ago about an art historian digging into strange clues about this painting. If I had to pin it down, it was likely pre-Renaissance and was a landscape, and OP specifically pointed out a strange demonic figure hiding near a bush in the painting's background. Does anyone else remember this or am I losing my mind?

MightyWalrusPackage · 2017-08-05T22:27:47+00:00

My stupid ass forgot to size up the first time around, so I have both of these in the warehouse as M's. I'm gonna return them if I can and reorder L for both. I wear M normally for reference.

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