I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Apple in Oct 2020
Interview
I received a phone screen call with the HR recruiter, which was laid back and general resume review. The second round consisted of 1:1 with the hiring managers. Enjoyable and personal. Didn't ask generic questions about my background and wanted to get to know me as an individual.
Multiple rounds with a panel of 6-8 people as part of the interview process. Recruiters are slow to get back to you and often will ghost you. Even when an offer is imminent it could take a month or 2.
Straightforward but judgmental from the start.
Dive in and wade the water, and hopefully you get to the next question, and then wade that scenario. Overall great experience and enjoyed the process.
Three step process, incredibly smooth and well informed along the way. The interviewers were clearly engaged and polite, and I had a lot of flexibility with timing. It didn't end up working out for unrelated reasons.