Apple

Platform Security Engineer - Wallet Payments & Commerce

Apple$130K — $155K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in platform security or software engineering related to infrastructure and application development.
  • Proficiency in Go, Kotlin/Java, and Spring Framework.
  • Familiarity with cloud security architecture design.
  • Strong communication skills for technical discussions with diverse teams.
  • Passion for developer enablement and creating security as a product.
  • Ability to influence culture through documentation and collaboration.
  • Tenacity to drive complex projects from conception to production.
  • BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience/skills in application development and security.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and operate security frameworks for a Kubernetes-based platform.
  • Embed security into the development lifecycle with seamless guardrails.
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to identify and design security solutions.
  • Protect Apple customers and engineers through effective security practices.
  • Enhance the security profile of Apple Services with cross-team collaboration.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional growth and development.
  • Collaborative work environment with top industry talent.
  • Engagement in impactful projects that protect customer security.
  • Flexible work arrangements and a focus on work-life balance.
Full Job Description
Description

As a Platform Security Engineer on the Wallet & Payments Security Solutions team, you will design, build, and operate security application frameworks and solutions for a Kubernetes-based developer platform spanning multiple cloud providers. You will partner closely with platform and product engineering teams to embed security into every stage of the development lifecycle, ensuring guardrails never become friction. Your work will directly protect Apple customers and the engineers who build the products they rely on every day. Further, as part of this role, you will frequently collaborate with other security engineers and architects across Apple to identify, define and design security solutions which elevate overall security profile of Apple Services.

Minimum Qualifications

5+ years of experience in platform security and/or software engineering experience in infrastructure and application development, or a closely related security engineering discipline

Experience in Go, Kotlin/Java and Spring Framework.

Familiarity with current and emerging security architecture design for cloud environments

Ability to communicate thoughtfully and clearly, both verbally and in writing, to discuss complex technical concepts with diverse audiences, including global teams.

Passion for developer enablement and building "security as a product"

Ability to influence engineering culture through documentation, advocacy, and cross-team collaboration rather than mandate alone

The tenacity and perseverance to drive a complex project all the way from conception to production.

BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience/skills in application development and security.

Preferred Qualifications

Prior experience contributing to or driving a secure-by-default platform initiative across a large engineering organization

Experience with Identity and Access management frameworks

Deep expertise in Kubernetes security, including RBAC, admission control, pod security standards, network policy, and workload identity

Experience designing and implementing security controls across at least two major cloud providers

Experience hardening containers and orchestration: image provenance, admission control, runtime and network policy, service mesh configuration, and clean isolation across micro services

Experience with Supply Chain Security and optimizing Vulnerability management loop.

Identity protocols and applied cryptography in practice: OAuth2, OIDC, JWT, SAML, mutual TLS, PKI , encryption and signing primitives.

Fluency with coding agents and LLM-based development tooling, and judgment about when to trust their output.

About Apple

Apple is a corporation that designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, portable digital music players, and sells a variety of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications. Apple provides many products and services, including iPhone; iPad; iPod; Mac; Apple TV; a portfolio of consumer and professional software applications; the iOS and OS X operating systems; iCloud; and accessories, service, and support offerings. It sells its products worldwide through its retail stores, online stores, direct sales force and third-party cellular network carriers, wholesalers, retailers, and value-added resellers to the consumer and also sells third-party iPhone, iPad, Mac and iPod compatible products, including application software and accessories through its online and retail stores. Introduced in 1984, the Macintosh was the first widely sold personal computer with a graphical user interface (GUI). That feature and others such as an improved floppy drive design and a low-cost hard drive that made data retrieval faster helped Apple cultivate a reputation for innovation. Apple was named as the most admired company in the United States in 2008 and in the world from 2008 to 2012 by the Fortune magazine. The company was founded by Steven Paul Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Gerald Wayne on April 1, 1976, and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.

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154,000 employees
Market Cap
$2,074.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$63.9 billion
Founded
1976
5 Year Trend
+11.5%
Revenue
$294.1 billion
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