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Systems Software Engineer, Information Security

Apple· Corporate Functions
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Hybrid (Austin, TX), Hybrid (Seattle, WA)$175k - $308.5kFull-timePosted 6mo ago

About the role

Apple Information Security role focused on protecting data in transit and at rest. Seeking a self-motivated engineer to design, develop, and deploy robust security services and embedded systems, collaborate cross-functionally, and drive forward-thinking security solutions under challenging, fast-paced conditions.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop and deploy robust, scalable services and platforms that enable secure operations across the organization.
  • Stay up-to-date with emerging security research, technologies and methodologies.
  • Perform root cause analysis to identify, understand, and address issues.
  • Support, tune, and perfect Apple’s information security products for resiliency in hostile environments.
  • Be a teammate, a leader, a student, and a mentor.
  • Work under pressure and with ambiguity; shift directions and priorities as needed.
  • Be detail-oriented and self-motivated; multitask, organize, and prioritize complex projects to meet deadlines.
  • Cultivate your network across the business.
  • Believe automation, tooling and testing are critical parts of the software lifecycle.

Qualifications

  • Strong skills in common systems programming languages.
  • Understanding of operating system fundamentals.
  • Experience with framework and daemon development.
  • Experience with hardware and/or software development lifecycle processes.
  • Experience in continuous development practices (CI/CD, rollback, canaries, feature flags, etc.).
  • Understanding of the latest configuration management technologies, security issues, and protocols.
  • Understanding of authentication and authorization frameworks and protocols (e.g., OAuth/OpenID/SAML).
  • Working knowledge of network security and applied cryptography.
  • Ability to transition seamlessly to new technologies/frameworks.
  • Ability to develop new and innovative applications as well as maintaining existing code.
  • Ability to thrive in a self-directed, fast-paced, highly collaborative environment.
  • Effective written and verbal communication across technical and non-technical teams.
  • Ability to build and maintain strong internal and external collaborative relationships.
  • Experience in system architecture development, including driver and firmware development.
  • Experience with developing and shipping high quality software on iOS/macOS/tvOS.
  • Ability to comprehend hardware specs and schematics.
  • Programming background in Swift, C, C++ or Objective-C.

Skills

Required:Systems programmingOperating system fundamentalsFramework and daemon developmentHardware/software development lifecycleCI/CD and related practicesConfiguration management and security protocolsAuthentication/Authorization protocolsNetwork security and cryptographyAdaptability to new technologiesApplication development and maintenanceCommunication and collaboration
Nice to have:System architecture/driver/firmware developmentiOS/macOS/tvOS software developmentHardware specs/schematics comprehensionSwift, C, C++, Objective-C

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • retirement benefits
  • discounted products and free services
  • reimbursement for certain educational expenses (tuition)
  • discretionary bonuses or commission potential
  • relocation assistance
  • APPLE Employee Stock Purchase Plan participation
  • discretionary employee stock units (RSUs)
Last updated Sep 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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