Senior Security Engineer

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Seattle, WA
Salary
$175,000–$308,500 / yr
Posted
21 days ago
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Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $180k
This role $242k
$110k most similar roles pay here $330k

This role pays more than 91% of similar roles. Most pay $151,475–$208,800 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $242k versus about $180k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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

Apple Inc currently has 1984 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Security Engineer

As a Senior Security Engineer within the Apple Services Engineering team, you will partner with developers and site reliability engineers to protect iCloud services and infrastructure. You will serve as the primary security point of contact for large engineering efforts, conducting security reviews, developing threat models, and building scalable methodologies throughout the development lifecycle. Your daily work involves designing secure platforms, automating security recommendations, and advocating for platform-wide improvements to protect internet-facing services and backend systems. The role requires expertise in distributed systems, cloud-native architecture, multi-tenant software design, and container orchestration like Kubernetes. You will utilize programming languages such as Python, Java, Go, or Swift to develop proof of concept systems. This position addresses the critical challenge of securing complex, large-scale cloud services and managing security risks for millions of users across diverse technical environments.

What does a Security Engineer earn?

Median $185250 from 84 postings across 39 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Conduct security reviews and develop threat models for new products and features.
  • Act as the primary security point of contact for large engineering projects throughout the development lifecycle.
  • Build scalable methodologies based on insights gathered from security engagements.
  • Define, automate, and advocate for platform-wide security improvements.
  • Develop proof of concept systems to automate security recommendations and vulnerability discovery.
  • Use data to drive security review efficiency and prioritize high-value team engagements.
  • Guide engineering partners to implement workable secure designs and make informed risk decisions.

What we're looking for

  • 10 or more years of experience conducting security reviews, threat modeling, tracking findings, and communicating risk to engineering and leadership.
  • Knowledge of distributed systems design patterns and security implications for cloud-scale platform services.
  • Deep understanding of cloud-native architecture and managed platform services like compute, storage, networking, and databases.
  • Experience in multi-tenant system design and securing multi-tenant software as a service and platform as a service offerings.
  • Proficiency in at least one programming language such as Python, Java, Go, or Swift.
  • Experience with security standard processes of third-party cloud environments.
  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience (preferred).
  • Experience with securing container orchestration systems, AI/ML, and community contributions like public CVEs or open source tools (preferred).

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