Apple

Software Engineering Manager, Security, SEAR

Apple$150K — $200K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years leading security/software teams
  • Proven skills in coaching and collaboration across teams
  • Experience shipping security technologies in customer-facing products
  • Strong understanding of operating systems and systems programming
  • Knowledge of applied cryptography and security mechanisms
  • Proficiency in C, C++, Objective-C, or Swift
  • Awareness of evolving security exploit trends

Responsibilities

  • Lead the Data Protection team in developing and maintaining security technologies
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement balanced security solutions
  • Work with Silicon Engineering to integrate new hardware and products
  • Establish best practices for software assurance and security standards
  • Transform developer experience for enhanced content protection
  • Proactively address evolving security threats and vulnerabilities
  • Mentor team members to maximize their potential

Benefits

  • Work on technologies that protect hundreds of millions of users' data
  • Opportunity to collaborate with passionate engineers in a creative environment
  • Engage in meaningful challenges that promote innovative problem-solving
  • Impact user privacy and security across Apple's comprehensive product range
  • Contribute to a team renowned for its high standards and quality of work
Full Job Description
Embedded within Apple's Security Engineering & Architecture organization, the Data Protection team's mission is to keep our customer's on-device content secure even when lost, stolen, or confiscated. We are seeking an experienced security engineering manager to lead this team of talented engineers responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining Data Protection technologies while balancing security, performance, and usability.\nThese technologies comprise content encryption at rest, passcode security, software attestation, key management, boot security, and more. They span from system-on-a-chip and accessory hardware through Secure Enclave, kernel, and userland software. The team works closely with other engineering teams across Apple to ensure seamless integration of Data Protection into all of our products: Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV, Vision Pro.\nWe design and secure software for hundreds of millions of users. We make products that people LOVE. We are committed to user privacy and security. We have some of the most creative, passionate, hardworking engineers in the industry. We challenge each other to go beyond the norm to find new, innovative ways of solving problems and to make software safer, easier, and more fun to use. Not many jobs can offer all of these things. Security engineering jobs at Apple do, and much more.\n

As the leader of this team, you will push Data Protection technologies to the next level. You will: Work with cross-functional teams across Silicon Engineering, Software Engineering, and Product Management, to define and implement security solutions that balance competing factors such as ease of use, performance, and of course security. Collaborate with our Silicon Engineering group on new hardware and products. Create practices that set new benchmarks in software assurance. Transform the developer experience to ensure the application of the highest content protection possible. Anticipate and stay ahead of evolving threats and vulnerabilities. Build robust recovery mechanisms that safeguard customer data. Encourage and guide your team members to reach their full potential in impact, influence, and long-term career success.

5+ years leading security/software teams Excellent skills for coaching team members and fostering partnerships across organizational boundaries Track record of shipping pragmatic security technologies in customer-facing services or products Highly professional attitude, with the ability to deliver solid work on tight schedules with a high bar for quality

Strong understanding of operating systems internals, and experience with systems programming Strong understanding of applied cryptography, access control, and other security mechanisms Programming background, in C, C++, Objective-C, and/or Swift An understanding of past, current, and emerging security exploit trends

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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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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