I knew about the company and have applied directly. The process is as fast as you want it to be. They are flexible to give you time to prep and lean enough to quickly schedule and bring you onsite when you are ready. One call with the recruiting team, another call with the VP of Engineering and then an onsite.
All my interactions with the hiring team have been amazing. XNor has amazing tech and they are definitely onto something big. We are talking about the best experts in the CV community. They were smart, passionate, humble, and showed personal interest during the whole process.