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Apple Front End Interview Questions

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Not much is known about Apple's front end interview process.

JavaScript coding questions​

  • Implement Array.prototype methods (flat, map, reduce, concat) by yourself using JavaScript.
  • How can you execute an array of promise in sequence?

User interface coding questions​

  • Implement a simple photo ordering tool with vanilla JS and no libraries.
  • Build a progress-bar groups component (phone-screen variant — no animation).
  • Implement a multi-step form where navigation passes data between steps. Redux is expected.
  • Achieve a masonry layout like Pinterest (CSS-focused round).
  • Build a basic to-do app in React (smaller phone-screen variant).

System design questions​

  • Design a database schema (full-stack flavored round; the interviewer may give you the option to deep dive into frontend or backend afterwards).
  • Design Pinterest (masonry feed).

Quiz questions​

  • How do you build an npm package?
  • What is a compositing layer in CSS?

Algorithm​

  • Given an array, return an array where the each value is the product of the next two items: E.g. [3, 4, 5] -> [20, 15, 12]

Source: Glassdoor Apple Front End Developer Interview Questions

Insider tips from the GreatFrontEnd community​

These tips were shared by GreatFrontEnd users who have completed interviews with Apple.

3rd Sep 2025:

Just landed an Apple offer — sharing what I learned. For Apple you really have to study everything, including DSA / LeetCode. Their questions started with a base problem and they pulled concepts from other problems as follow-ups. Pattern recognition is key — if you can map a question to one you've seen before, you have 75%+ of the problem solved.

I personally wouldn't go into any Apple interview without at least the Blind 75 under my belt. If you get a DSA round and can't pass it while other candidates can, you're usually done. Candidates today are too strong — the bar is genuinely high.

Apple is also very team-dependent. The role I landed is FE-leaning but technically full stack — they're migrating their backend to Node.js so FE engineers are expected to be able to pick up backend work. They didn't drill me on backend system design but I proactively brought up backend concepts to signal awareness.

20th Aug 2025:

My Apple loop was a React phone screen plus 4 onsite rounds — database schema design, React coding, behavioral, plus one more very Apple-specific round. I was interviewing for senior full stack. Phone screen felt similar to a "progress bar groups" question without the animation. Onsite React was like a multi-step form with nav passing data (Redux required). One round was CSS-specific — achieve a masonry-like Pinterest layout.

Heads up: the recruiters give wildly inconsistent prep info — don't fully trust their preparation guidance unless it sounds super solid. Also, Apple's TC came in as the lowest among the offers I received in this loop — go in knowing that.

21st May 2025:

in final rounds with apple, this is what recruiter explained

There will be 4 x 45 min interviews conducted virtually so can be on 1 day or split over 2. See below for focus areas.

JavaScript: Coding (similar to tech screen) Bug Hunt: Coding (working on existing code base) Web Performance (Domain knowledge questions focused on Web Performance) Product Thinking (Behavioral round focused on collaboration, balancing technical VS business needs and understanding user impact)

if anyone has tips for how to practice / prepare for "bug hunt" and "product thinking" feel free to comment. i believe "web performance" will be deep JS trivia likely covering a range of concepts that are usually surfaced in FE system design interviews

2nd Dec 2024:

they have a big question bank, usually team by team case yes they ask sys design, its a faang company so the bar is really high also one of the lowest paying of the faangs lol

14th Apr 2024:

Think it was 6 total rounds All fundamentals Vanilla js 5 yoe

(In response to what do you think helped you prep for: big tech, specifically apple is asking a lot of vanilla js questions, dom related questions?) GreatFrontEnd UI questions all with vanilla js implementation

3rd Apr 2024:

I finished up my Apple Phone Screen. They don’t like to ask LC questions but rather asked my background and experience with 10 mins left for a super easy js question. I guess the process really depends on the team you are about to interview for. They care more about if you are a good fit for the position rather than if you are someone who can ace a LC question. Hope I can make it to the onsite.

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