Apple Software Engineer Mock Interview

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WRITTEN BY WILLIAM SWANSEN
QUESTION 24 OF 26

Can you describe a tough software development problem you encountered in your last job and discuss how you solved it?

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01 What are some of the programming languages you are familiar with, and which ones do you prefer? SOFTWARE ENGINEER 02 If hired by Apple can you estimate what portion of your day will involve coding, and what are the other activities you will perform when not coding? SOFTWARE ENGINEER 03 Apple is very proud of our products and the people who develop them. In your opinion, what distinguishes a great software engineer from an average one? SOFTWARE ENGINEER 04 What do you look for or check when reviewing another team member's code? SOFTWARE ENGINEER 05 What do you feel are the critical principles of good software engineering? SOFTWARE ENGINEER 06 Walk me through your process for designing scalable applications. SOFTWARE ENGINEER 07 Describe the process you use to create a program, from requirements definition to delivery. SOFTWARE ENGINEER 08 How do you go about addressing errors in your code? SOFTWARE ENGINEER 09 Can you describe the Apple's software development life cycle as you understand it? SOFTWARE ENGINEER 10 Here at Apple, we have embraced Agile methodology. How experienced are you with the Agile software development process? SOFTWARE ENGINEER 11 Please describe responsive design and the difference between fixed and fluid layouts. SOFTWARE ENGINEER 12 What process do you use to test and find bugs in an application you've developed? SOFTWARE ENGINEER 13 Please describe a stack and the two operations it performs. SOFTWARE ENGINEER 14 What are the differences between an array and a stack? SOFTWARE ENGINEER 15 How would you implement Dijkstra's Shortest Path using a programming language with which you are familiar? SOFTWARE ENGINEER 16 Many Apple Software Engineers prefer to program in Java. Can you describe how you would implement linear search in JavaScript? SOFTWARE ENGINEER 17 What are the differences between blocking and non-blocking calls in the context of Node.js? SOFTWARE ENGINEER 18 Apple web developers are incorporating HTML5 in their most recent websites. Can you describe what are the functions of web workers in HTML5? SOFTWARE ENGINEER 19 How do you go about organizing CSS files, and why do you prefer this approach? SOFTWARE ENGINEER 20 Walk me through the steps to build a single page application with multiple sections using the programming framework in which you typically work. SOFTWARE ENGINEER 21 Can you define black box testing and white box testing and discuss the differences between them? SOFTWARE ENGINEER 22 How would you accelerate the response time of a website you created for us here at Apple? SOFTWARE ENGINEER 23 Which do you prefer - a micro-service approach or a monolithic app? SOFTWARE ENGINEER 24 Can you describe a tough software development problem you encountered in your last job and discuss how you solved it? SOFTWARE ENGINEER 25 Here at Apple, we value work life balance and initiative. What personal software development projects have you worked on outside of work? SOFTWARE ENGINEER 26 How would you go about explaining Apple's cloud computing environment to someone that doesn't have a technical background? SOFTWARE ENGINEER

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