I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Apple (Cupertino, CA) in Mar 2016
Interview
Recruiter reached out through email after reviewing LinkedIn profile. 1st call was about 30 mins with the recruiter. Second interview was FaceTime with a manager in the department. 3rd interview was on site interview with 13 people that spanned directors, managers, engineers, project managers. Very challenging and tough. Pretty much interviews entire day.Thoroughly went through my resume, asked about challenging technical problems, product development, process development. Had a lot of fun even though some questions I could not answer.
Very casual, seemed like a conversation trying to assess the knowledge and I answered all questions. The Manager interviewing was calm and simple. Seemed very interested in learning about my work than asking questions about what is needed
It went well. However, my background doesn't fit this position. The interviewer was friendly and everything moved quickly. My advice would be to be prepared before the interview; otherwise, you might not be able to answer some questions.
I have met with 10+ interviewers, meeting all cross functional team managers. The interview was based on not only technical questions but also covered a range of soft skill questions.