Senior Security Engineer

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Cupertino, CA
Salary: $184,700–$277,600 / yr
Posted: 149 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live 2 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $180k

This role $231k

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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

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TL;DR · Senior Security Engineer

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As a Senior Security Engineer, you will join the Information Security team to shape the security posture of critical infrastructure and applications with a specific focus on AI/ML systems. You will conduct hands-on security assessments of ML pipelines, agentic systems, and LLM-based applications while developing repeatable methodologies for evaluating emerging technologies. Your daily work involves performing threat modeling, defining security requirements, and creating automation to shift security left in the development lifecycle. You will leverage your knowledge of vector databases, prompt injection risks, and supply chain vulnerabilities to protect complex distributed systems and cloud-native environments. The role requires expertise in ML platforms and tools to mitigate risks like data leakage and insecure tool use while partnering with engineering teams to advocate for proactive risk management across the entire AI/ML stack.

What does a Security Engineer earn in California?

Median $196000 from 31 postings across 16 companies.

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Skills

AI/ML LLM Vector Databases Prompt Injection Threat Modeling Cloud-Native Security Assessment Automation MCP A2A

What you'll do

Conduct hands-on security assessments of AI applications, ML pipelines, and agentic systems across the full stack.
Research emerging technologies and threats to define proactive security requirements and controls before production.
Develop techniques, tooling, and automation to scale security assessments for AI infrastructure.
Perform threat modeling and risk assessments for new and emerging technologies.
Partner with engineering teams to implement "shift left" security practices in the AI development lifecycle.
Evangelize security tools, processes, and best practices across various engineering teams.
Identify and mitigate specific AI risks such as prompt injection, data leakage, and supply chain vulnerabilities.

What we're looking for

Experience conducting security assessments of complex distributed systems, cloud-native applications, and large-scale infrastructure.
Experience developing security requirements, threat models, or risk assessments for new and emerging technologies.
Experience applying industry leading security best practices to AI/ML solutions.
Working knowledge of AI/ML concepts including training pipelines, inference services, vector databases, and LLM-based applications.
Understanding of common AI/ML security risks such as prompt injection, data leakage, and supply chain vulnerabilities.
Strong verbal and written communication skills to convey risk to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
A BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Information Security, or 5+ years of equivalent hands-on experience.

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