Can't speak for FANG, but that's certainly not how Apple works. Leaving aside recruiting events (universities, etc.), candidates are interviewed with a specifi

Can't speak for FANG, but that's certainly not how Apple works. Leaving aside recruiting events (universities, etc.), candidates are interviewed with a specific role / headcount slot in mind. Sometimes there will be several; it's rude to drag a candidate in multiple times to talk to different teams and so sometimes several will pitch to the same candidate on a given day. But the search always starts with a team or teams that are looking for someone.