iOS Interview Playbook

A step-by-step guide to every round of an iOS interview, from your resume to the offer.

1. 01
   Introduction

   What iOS interviews test today, and how to use this playbook and the rest of the site to prepare.

   6 min
2. 02
   The interview process

   The typical rounds of an iOS interview, how long each one takes, and what the interviewer checks in each.

   6 min
3. 03
   Preparation plan

   How to plan your preparation for 1 week, 1 month or 3 months, and what to practise each week.

   7 min
4. 04
   Your iOS resume

   How to write an iOS resume that gets interviews, with impact bullets, good and bad examples, links and ATS tips.

   6 min
5. 05
   Coding interviews

   A step-by-step method to solve DSA problems in Swift live, plus the Swift gotchas that slow people down.

   6 min
6. 06
   iOS knowledge interviews

   How iOS trivia rounds work, how to answer with definition, example and trade-off, and a checklist of the top topics.

   7 min
7. 07
   UI coding and take-homes

   How to build a screen live or as a take-home project, with a clean structure, MVVM, networking, tests and a README that reviewers like.

   5 min
8. 08
   System design interviews

   A short overview of mobile system design rounds and a simple framework to structure your answer.

   6 min
9. 09
   Behavioral interviews

   How to answer "Tell me about a time…" questions with the STAR method, with 10 common questions and short sample answers from iOS work.

   9 min
10. 10
    Offers and negotiation

    How to compare iOS job offers, understand levels, and negotiate politely, with sample email lines.

    7 min