Senior Security Software Engineer EDR
Apple Inc
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This role pays more than 81% of similar roles. Most pay $174,600–$232,112 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $242k versus about $203k for comparable roles.
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Apple Inc. is a multinational technology company known for designing and manufacturing consumer electronics, software, and online services, including the iPhone, Mac, iPad, and App Store. Industry: Consumer Electronics & Software
Apple Inc currently has 3497 open roles on FindRole.
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The Principal Security Software Engineer, EDR joins the Detection team within Apple Services Engineering to support the development of a Swift-based endpoint detection and response agent. This role involves owning the quality, reliability, and operational excellence of the agent as it runs on Linux and Apple operating systems. You will manage the relationship with SRE teams, oversee support models, and ensure the agent safely collects security telemetry and executes response actions. Key technical requirements include proficiency in Swift, C for eBPF and kernel-level code, and scripting languages like Python or Rust. You must possess deep knowledge of operating system internals, including processes, threads, and system calls. The work focuses on securing internal servers and public-facing products by detecting malicious activity within host telemetry.
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