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Offensive Security Researcher, SEAR

Apple· Security Engineering & Architecture (SEAR)
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Cupertino, California$184.7k - $324.8kFull-timePosted 6mo ago

About the role

Join Apple’s Security Engineering & Architecture (SEAR) team to identify and exploit vulnerabilities in AI-powered features and agentic systems across Apple platforms. Develop offensive capabilities against autonomous AI systems, explore AI-specific attack classes, and help secure next-generation intelligent platforms.

Responsibilities

  • Identify and exploit vulnerabilities in AI-powered features and agentic systems across Apple platforms.
  • Build offensive capabilities against autonomous systems and anticipate how adversaries may exploit AI-enabled systems in the wild.
  • Conduct offensive research into AI-specific attack classes, including prompt injection, agentic data exfiltration and lateral movement, persistence mechanisms in AI workflows, AI-assisted vulnerability discovery and exploitation.

Qualifications

  • Solid grounding in common vulnerability classes (memory corruption, logic flaws, auth bypass)
  • Proven experience in security research, vulnerability discovery, or offensive security (e.g., browsers, 0-click, messaging systems, distributed systems, or AI platforms)
  • Strong understanding of modern AI/LLM systems and their failure modes (e.g., prompt injection, data exfiltration, model misuse)
  • Experience applying AI/ML tools (e.g., LLMs, agents) to automate or augment security research workflows
  • Experience attacking or defending agentic systems (multi-step AI workflows, tool-using agents, MCP-style integrations)
  • Familiarity with prompt injection techniques, obfuscation (e.g., encoding-based bypasses), and model manipulation strategies
  • Experience building or evaluating AI-driven vulnerability discovery pipelines
  • Understanding of browser-based AI integrations and risks (e.g., agentic browsing, data boundary violations)
  • Knowledge of capability-based security models or policy enforcement systems for AI agents
  • Experience with reverse engineering and low-level systems (IDA, Ghidra, LLDB)
  • Proficiency in one or more: Python, C/C++, Swift, Objective-C
  • Familiarity with Apple platforms (iOS, macOS) and their security architecture

Skills

Required:Vulnerability discoveryAI/ML toolingReverse engineeringProgramming

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • Retirement benefits
  • Discounted products and free services
  • Educational expense reimbursement (tuition)
  • Discretionary bonuses or commission payments (possible)
  • Relocation (possible)
  • Employee stock programs and stock purchase plan eligibility
Last updated Jul 3, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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