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Senior System Security Software Engineer, Platform Attestation

Apple· Software and Services
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Seattle$175k - $308.5kFull-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

Security engineer focused on building and maintaining the attestation architecture for Apple’s server platform, spanning silicon firmware up through fleet-wide services to verify known-good state in data center servers.

Responsibilities

  • Own the attestation architecture and strategy for the server platform, and extend the chassis attestation chain to every component that carries firmware.
  • Bring new chassis designs into attestation from the ground up, working with silicon, platform design, and manufacturing partners to define measurements, seal component identities into a signed manifest, and verify them in the field.
  • Develop the on-node attestation software, and partner with the teams building the services that verify its results continuously across the fleet.
  • Review code and designs, document end-to-end security models, and perform security assessments on systems software and services.

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of experience.
  • Proficiency in C/C++.
  • Background in developing and maintaining code security-critical codebases.
  • Understanding of applied cryptography, cryptography hardware, and key management, including PKI and HSM-backed certificate issuance.
  • Experience with mutual authentication and hardware-based attestation, including Secure Boot, firmware measurement, and challenge-response protocols.
  • Strong understanding of hardware/software interactions and low-level software.
  • Background in definition and design of secure embedded systems, and in bringing new hardware platforms from manufacturing into production.
  • Experience with server component firmware, such as ARM SoC architecture, baseboard management controllers, system-management microcontrollers, and power delivery.
  • Understanding of past, current, and emerging security exploit types targeting low-level systems, including physical and insider attacks on data center hardware.
  • Experience building and operating production services that verify security posture across a large fleet and detect drift over time.
  • Experience with Swift, Objective-C, and Apple development tools.

Skills

Required:Attestation architectureC/C++cryptography & key managementMutual authentication & hardware-based attestationEmbedded systems security
Nice to have:Server firmware & hardware interfaces

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • retirement benefits
  • discounted products and free services
  • reimbursement for certain educational expenses
  • discretionary bonuses or commission payments (potential)
  • relocation (potential)
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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