I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Hotwire (San Francisco, CA) in Jan 2011
Interview
Start with phone contact with a recruiter. Then it goes to a phone interview with an engineer. From there it's an onsite interview with 5 people. I had 3 managers and 2 engineers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I didn't find any of the interviews difficult or had any unexpected questions. The questions asked pertained to my experience and some technical problem solving questions.