Ex-Apple engineer reveals how secret 'black projects' work: no job posting, just a VP's tap on the shoulder
jdluk87 · x · 2026-10-16
An engineer who worked on a secret 'black project' at Apple explains how it operates: you can't apply—someone at Director or VP level must decide the project needs your expertise, with no job posting and no ability to tell even your own team. His biggest takeaway: being picked doesn't mean you're exceptional, because everyone there is at least as smart as you, and most are smarter—'the best impostor syndrome training I ever had.'
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