Senior Software Engineer, Identity

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Seattle, WA
Salary: $171,600–$302,200 / yr
Posted: 3 days ago

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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 Software Engineer, Identity

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As a Senior Software Engineer on the Workload Identity team within Apple Services Engineering Security, you will lead the development and implementation of robust security services to manage identities for software applications, ensuring secure access to cloud resources. Your daily tasks will involve defining and driving the adoption of standardized minimum security requirements across engineering teams, focusing on large-scale operations and highly available distributed systems built with Golang. You will work closely with Kubernetes, Docker, and other containerization technologies while addressing complex identity challenges through RESTful and gRPC APIs. This role demands expertise in operating system concepts, network security, and cryptographic protocols to maintain high standards of data protection and secure communication channels.

Skills

Golang Kubernetes Docker RESTful APIs gRPC OAuth JWT TLS/SSL PostgreSQL CI/CD Prometheus AWS Azure Git Linux CNCF Kubernetes Developer Certification

What you'll do

Define and advocate for standardized minimum security requirements in large-scale environments.
Drive the adoption of secure practices and tools across engineering teams.
Build and operate highly available, distributed systems using Go and Kubernetes.
Secure APIs by implementing robust authentication and authorization mechanisms.
Monitor progress towards security goals and influence future protocol development.

What we're looking for

7+ years of software development or production operations experience in large-scale environments.
Strong programming skills in Golang for working with Go-based applications.
Proven experience building and operating highly available, distributed, fault-tolerant systems.
Excellent understanding of operating system concepts including multi-threading, networking, storage, performance, and scale.
Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and containerization technologies.
Knowledge of securing APIs, including input validation, authentication, and authorization mechanisms.

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