For real, was it their self driving division? The faux secrecy in that was astounding. Like everyone knows what is going on here just tell that the computer vision machine learning job focused on high definition video and LiDAR data is for the car, we both know it’s for the car.

Got it in one. It was the only division I was interested in, they reached out to me, and I made that extremely clear upfront. There were already 6 other offers on the table and having been through Apple's fairly exhausting process before, didn't want to waste time interviewing for a team at the wrong level in the stack.

I assumed I was interviewing for the self driving car because it was rumored back then, and then the secrecy might make sense. Also it's good for my ego lol. Then I asked a friend that works for them about it years later and she said apple is secretive about any position... I could've been interviewing for a help desk position in the cafe for all I know.