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Indeed. My last onsite with apple concluded with a couple hours of grilling on how to write performant synchronization primitives on various real architectures.
by AlotOfReading 5y ago
Indeed. My last onsite with apple concluded with a couple hours of grilling on how to write performant synchronization primitives on various real architectures. I was not interviewing for the relevant teams.
- Qub3d 5y agoYikes! I would sort of wonder if it was a test to see if you know scope. But for two hours? I know its Apple but I'd definitely be prepared to walk out. In that situation that gives you the freedom to clarify the job description -- if they say it is in the description, I'd save everyone time and say I don't have that knowledge, thank them for their time, and wish them luck on their next n months of searching for their unicorn. If it isn't, I'd probably go full stick-in-the-mud and explain that I could find the answers to those questions but it would be a waste of everyone's time: I'm an A player and I don't focus on irrelevant things that dilute abilities and ultimately the product (basically throw Steve Jobs at them).
- runnerup 5y agoI have a chemical engineering degree from a "Division 2" university and part of a computer science degree from a fairly low-ranked research university. Your strategy would be an epic failure for me. Granted, nearly any strategy would be.