Apple Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) interview questions
based on 17 ratings - Updated May 13, 2026
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Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) applicants have rated the interview process at Apple with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 63% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) roles take an average of 31 days to get hired, when considering 8 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Apple overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Apple as a Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 44%
Skills test: 33%
IQ intelligence test: 11%
Phone interview: 11%
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Got an invitation from HR for an interview. Interviewed by an engineer who provided a coding challenge. After few weeks did not receive any response from them. Just keep applying.
I applied through other source. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Apple (Gurgaon, Haryana)
Interview
The online assessment consists of one medium-level coding question and thirty multiple-choice questions focused on QA fundamentals. Each MCQ has a one-minute time limit, making the test both knowledge-based and time-sensitive, designed to evaluate your problem-solving and technical skills for Apple.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Apple
Interview
The interview process spanned over four weeks and involved multiple stages, starting with one HackerRank test, followed by four interview rounds. The first two rounds were technical and focused mainly on solving LeetCode-style coding problems, while the subsequent two rounds included in-depth technical discussions, problem-solving approaches, and detailed evaluations of my overall thought process.
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Question 1
From an Array of Strings, find the strings that are of length > 3.
String Compression
String Decompression
Generic Function that accepts any date type and return any type of data type