Apple Site Reliability Engineer (Senior Level) - Comprehensive Interview Preparation Guide

Apple's Site Reliability Engineer interview process for Senior-level candidates is comprehensive and spans approximately 6 months from initial application to offer. The process includes a recruiter screening phase followed by a virtual on-site with multiple technical rounds focused on systems internals, networking fundamentals, coding/algorithms, system design, and behavioral assessment. Each round includes behavioral evaluation components. The interview emphasizes depth of knowledge in distributed systems, Linux fundamentals, observability, and system design with particular focus on load balancing and reliability at scale.