Secure Design Engineer

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Cupertino, CA
Salary
$150,400–$277,600 / yr
Posted
112 days ago
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About Apple Inc

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

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TL;DR · Secure Design Engineer

The Secure Design Engineer, SEAR joins the Secure Design team within the Security Engineering & Architecture organization. This role focuses on securing software for products including iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV. You will work to attack products before they ship to identify vulnerabilities, perform threat modeling on new features, and recommend security controls. Key responsibilities include consulting on hardware and software designs, analyzing systems, and evangelizing security technologies across the organization. The role requires proficiency in OS internals, modern mitigation techniques, and programming languages such as C, C++, Objective-C, and Swift. Candidates must also have experience using agentic coding tools for code reviews and software security testing to protect against emerging exploit trends and secure agentic software features.

What you'll do

  • Perform threat modeling on new features to identify potential security risks.
  • Identify security vulnerabilities in software implementations and recommend specific security controls.
  • Design innovative methods to increase security and privacy while maintaining user experience quality.
  • Conduct code reviews and software security testing using agentic coding tools.
  • Consult on both hardware and software designs to ensure end-to-end platform security.
  • Drive the adoption of security technologies and best practices across the organization.
  • Analyze OS internals and modern mitigation techniques to protect against emerging exploit trends.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or 3 years of equivalent practical experience.
  • Familiarity with threat modeling and security architecture design.
  • Experience using agentic coding tools to perform code reviews and software security testing.
  • Strong communication skills to influence and partner with engineering teams and decision makers.
  • Ability to keep up to date with new security research, technologies, and methodologies.
  • Experience working with engineering teams to build secure software (preferred).
  • Understanding of security engineering, software delivery, and SDLC (preferred).
  • Proficiency in OS internals, modern mitigation techniques, and programming in C, C++, Objective-C, and/or Swift (preferred).

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