apple | Software Engineer | Interview Experience
Interview Date: Not specified
Result: Not specified
Difficulty: Not specified
Interview Process
The interview process consisted of 6 technical interviews, 1 research talk, and 1 behavioral question round.
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Technical Interviews:
- 2 rounds focused on machine learning coding, including one round on implementing the beam search algorithm and another on the attention mechanism.
- 1 round of LeetCode-style coding, which was very simple.
- 1 round discussing leadership, where I presented my recent research work and answered questions related to reasoning and its importance.
- 2 rounds assessing knowledge of large language models (LLMs), with detailed questions on topics such as decoding acceleration, window attention, page attention, quantization methods, and personal experience with training quantization.
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Research Talk: I presented my three research projects.
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Behavioral Questions: These included detailed inquiries about conflicts with others and past mistakes, for which I used the STAR format to prepare my stories.
Technical Questions
- Implement beam search algorithm (Algorithm)
- Implement attention mechanism (Algorithm)
Tips & Insights
Be prepared to discuss your research in depth and understand the foundational concepts of the technologies relevant to the position. Use the STAR method to effectively communicate your experiences during behavioral questions.