Apple

Senior Software Engineer

Apple$130K — $180K *
Consumer Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of software development or production operations experience in a large-scale environment
  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience preferred
  • Strong programming skills in Golang and Java, with a willingness to learn Swift, Rust, Python and TypeScript
  • Experience with high-performance client SDKs featuring caching, configuration updates, and version handling
  • Deep understanding of Identity and Access Management (IAM) concepts including RBAC, ABAC, OAuth, and OpenID Connect

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement client libraries and SDKs for Apple’s security infrastructure
  • Build Security Frameworks in multiple programming languages (Java, Go, Swift, Rust, TypeScript)
  • Collaborate with partner engineering teams to integrate security frameworks into their services
  • Set high standards for security protocols and practices across engineering teams
  • Ensure effective request verification, token issuance, authentication, and authorization processes

Benefits

  • Contributing to industry-leading security practices for globally renowned services
  • Collaboration opportunities with cross-functional teams and partner engineering
  • Access to cutting-edge technology and platforms
  • Impacting the security of millions of users' data and applications
  • Opportunities for professional growth in a high-caliber team environment
Full Job Description
The Apple Service Engineering (ASE) Security team builds and provides secure systems and infrastructure that fuel Apple's services (such as iCloud, Apple Music, Apple Fitness, and Apple TV). We are the secure foundation on which Apple's software developers build the products that keep our customers safe and secure. The ASE Security Frameworks team is expanding and we looking for a passionate and dedicated Senior Software Engineer who will focus on creating fundamental security services, addressing identity and authorization challenges. Success in this role requires individuals to possess a blend of profound technical expertise, extensive knowledge in security, and substantial experience in large-scale operations.

As a Senior Software Engineer on the ASE Security Frameworks team, you will play a crucial role in ensuring our customers adhere to the latest and most effective security practices for addressing identity and authorization challenges. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, you will be responsible for designing and implementing client libraries and SDKs to bolster our overall security posture throughout the organization. Your duties will include building Security Frameworks in multiple languages (Java, Go, Swift, Rust, TypeScript) and working with our partner engineering team to ensure that these frameworks are integrated into our partner team's services to perform request verification, token issuance and exchange, authentication, authorization, durable decision logging, policy updates and caching. You will set high standards and deliver on ASE's vision for our security protocols, working with engineering teams as they incorporate secure practices and tools into their development processes.

8+ years of software development or production operations experience in a large-scale environment Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience preferred Strong programming skills in Golang and Java, ability and willingness to learn Swift, Rust, Python and TypeScript as you will be building client frameworks for customers operating in all of these languages Experience building and operating high-performant client SDKs and libraries with features such as caching, online and offline configuration updates, major version releases, breaking changes, feature flagging and similar concepts Knowledge of securing APIs, including input validation, mTLS, authentication, and authorization mechanisms for RESTful and gRPC APIs

Experience designing and implementing SDK architecture patterns including dependency injection, plugin systems, retry logic, and error handling strategies Deep understanding of Identity and Access Management (IAM) concepts including RBAC, ABAC, OAuth, OpenID Connect, as well as Policy-as-Code systems like Open Policy Agent and Rego Knowledge of client-side security best practices including secure credential storage, token refresh patterns, and protection against common attacks (CSRF, XSS, token leakage) Experience with cross-platform SDK development and maintaining API consistency across different programming languages and runtime environments Understanding of backward compatibility strategies for SDK versioning, deprecation policies, and migration paths for breaking changes Experience with monitoring and telemetry in client libraries including error reporting, usage analytics, and performance metrics collection

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.

Apple Careers

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Learn more about Apple
Size
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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