Product Design Engineer - Watch

Apple

A technology company that designs and develops consumer electronics, software, and services.

Cupertino, CA, USA

$143,100 - $264,200

Hardware

Mid-Level Software Engineer

In-Person

5,000+ Employees

3+ years of experience

Consumer

Description For Product Design Engineer - Watch

Join Apple's WATCH design team as a Product Design Engineer and be part of creating the next generation of the world's most advanced wearable device. This role offers an opportunity to work on Apple's first wearable product line, collaborating with cross-functional teams including Industrial Design, Electrical Engineering, Antenna, Reliability, Sensors, Environmental, and Marketing. You'll be responsible for designing mechanical parts for the Watch in various sizes and materials, as well as metal mesh, metal link, and rubber bracelets. The position requires creative problem-solving, innovative thinking, and the ability to adapt quickly to new technical areas. With a competitive compensation package including base pay, stock options, and comprehensive benefits, you'll contribute to Apple's legacy of groundbreaking products. The role involves international travel (15%+) and offers the chance to work with world-class engineers in Cupertino. Apple's commitment to innovation extends beyond products to practices that leave the world better than they found it.

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Responsibilities For Product Design Engineer - Watch

Be part of the WATCH design team building next generation wearable devices
Work with cross-functional teams (Industrial Design, Electrical Engineering, Antenna, Reliability, Sensors, Environmental, and Marketing)
Design mechanical parts for Watch in all sizes and materials
International travel (15%+)
Design metal mesh, metal link, and rubber bracelets

Requirements For Product Design Engineer - Watch

BSME
3+ years in detailed part and product design
CAD and drawings (GD&T)
Plastic and metal part design
Design for Manufacturability, Design for Assembly
Analytical and problem solving skills
Working knowledge of FEA
Application of statistical tools and techniques

Benefits For Product Design Engineer - Watch

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

401k

Equity

Education Budget

Relocation Benefits

Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
Retirement benefits
Employee stock programs
Educational expense reimbursement
Discretionary bonuses
Relocation assistance
Employee discount on products
Free services

Apple

A technology company that designs and develops consumer electronics, software, and services.

Cupertino, CA, USA

$143,100 - $264,200

Hardware

Mid-Level Software Engineer

In-Person

5,000+ Employees

3+ years of experience

Consumer

Apple

Count Numbers with Unique Digits

Data Structures & AlgorithmsMedium

Given an integer n, return the count of all numbers with unique digits, x, where 0 <= x < 10^n. For example: Input: n = 2 Output: 91 Explanation: The answer should be the total numbers in the range of 0 <= x < 100, excluding 11,22,33,44,55,66,77,88,99 Input: n = 0 Output: 1

Dynamic Programming

Recursion

Apple

Design a URL shortening service like TinyURL, considering functional/non-functional requirements, scaling, and availability.

System DesignMedium

System Design Question: Designing a URL Shortening Service like TinyURL Let's design a URL shortening service like TinyURL. Consider the following: Functional Requirements: Given a long URL, the service should generate a shorter and unique alias. When users access the short URL, they should be redirected to the original long URL. The system should be highly available and reliable. Analytics: Track the number of times a short URL has been accessed. Non-Functional Requirements: The system should have low latency for URL redirection. Shortened URLs should be relatively short in length. The system should be able to handle a large number of URL shortening and redirection requests. Scalability: The system should be scalable to handle a growing number of URLs and users. Capacity Estimation & Constraints: Assume 100 million URLs are shortened per day. Assume 1 billion redirections per day. Assume a read/write ratio of 10:1 (redirections vs. shortening). Short URL length should be as short as possible (e.g., 7 characters). High-Level Design: Discuss the components involved (e.g., web servers, application servers, database). Explain the URL shortening and redirection process. Propose a suitable database (e.g., SQL or NoSQL). Detailed Design: How to generate unique short URLs? Discuss approaches like hash functions, base-62 encoding, or UUIDs. What are the tradeoffs of each approach in terms of collision probability, URL length, and performance? Explain the database schema for storing the mappings between short and long URLs. Detail the caching strategy to improve redirection performance. Where should the cache be placed (e.g., client-side, CDN, in-memory cache)? What cache eviction policy should be used? Scaling and Availability: How to scale the system to handle the expected load? Discuss techniques like load balancing, database sharding, and replication. How to ensure high availability? Discuss strategies like redundancy, failover mechanisms, and monitoring. Rate Limiting: Implement rate limiting to prevent abuse (e.g., a user shortening too many URLs in a short period of time). Discuss different rate-limiting algorithms (e.g., token bucket, leaky bucket). Walk through the design process, addressing each of these points. Explain any tradeoffs you make in your design decisions. Show examples of how different technologies or architectural choices impact system performance and scalability.

Database Problems

Arrays

Strings

Apple

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