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Software Engineer, SEAR

Apple
Cupertino, CA Other
POSTED ON 7/7/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 9/7/2026
Apple is where individual imaginations gather together, committing to the values that lead to great work. Every new product we build, service we create, or Apple Store experience we deliver is the result of us making each other’s ideas stronger. That happens because every one of us shares a belief that we can make something wonderful and share it with the world, changing lives for the better. It’s the diversity of our people and their thinking that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do. When we bring everybody in, we can do the best work of our lives. Here, you’ll do more than join something — you’ll add something. Embedded within Apple’s Security Engineering & Architecture organization, this role is on an engineering team that builds security infrastructure into Apple’s production build system and provides security engineering expertise and leadership across Apple to create security controls, observability, detections, responses, and workflows. Our team cares deeply about providing Apple’s customers with the highest standard in security and privacy on our products. We design and build software that implements security features into Apple’s build systems that affect the software that is shipped to Apple’s customers. In addition to writing software, we perform security analysis on these internal systems to assess threats and security risks. Ultimately, our mission is to protect the security and privacy for our customers’ 1B devices. Here are examples of the kinds of projects you will be working on with us: - Implement an identity-aware access proxy for internal service to service communication - Evangelize and drive the adoption of these technologies across the organization - Build tools and integrations for 10k developers to easily sign code and code reviews Minimum Qualifications: BS/MS in Computer Science or 5 years equivalent experience Ability to demonstrate strong problem solving and logic in backend programming Experienced with building cloud services and distributed systems at scale Demonstrated end-to-end ownership of cross-organizational projects Preferred Qualifications: Excellent Swift, Objective-C, or Go programming skills Experience with high-availability operations management, including deployment automation and rollback strategies Familiarity with security architecture design and review Effective communication of complex technical concepts Track record of shipping customer-facing services or products 5 years of experience with cross-functional technical leadership

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