Senior Software Engineer, Identity Security

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Denver, CO
Salary: $165,800–$292,400 / yr
Posted: 49 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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 Security

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As a Senior Software Engineer, Identity Security (Golang), you will join the Workload Identity team within the Apple Services Engineering Security organization. You will be responsible for managing and establishing identities for software applications, services, and containers to ensure secure access to cloud resources without manual credential management. Your daily work involves defining and driving the adoption of standardized security requirements while guiding engineering teams to incorporate secure practices into their development processes. You will build fundamental security services and address identity challenges at scale. The role requires extensive experience with Golang, Kubernetes, Docker, and containerization. Key technical competencies include managing distributed systems, securing RESTful and gRPC APIs, and knowledge of OAuth, JWT, Open Policy Agent, and cryptographic protocols like TLS/SSL to solve complex authentication and authorization problems for large-scale infrastructure.

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Skills

Golang Kubernetes Docker gRPC REST OAuth JWT Open Policy Agent Rego TLS/SSL Containerization Identity Management Multi-threading Networking Security Protocols

What you'll do

Develop and maintain core security services for managing workload identities across cloud resources.
Build and operate large-scale, highly available, and fault-tolerant distributed systems using Golang.
Implement authentication and authorization mechanisms for RESTful and gRPC APIs.
Define and advocate for standardized minimum security requirements across the organization.
Guide engineering teams in integrating secure practices and tools into their development processes.
Manage identity lifecycle policies using engines like Open Policy Agent or Zanzibar.
Secure data using cryptographic protocols including TLS/SSL, digital signatures, and encryption.
Respond to and mitigate security incidents effectively within a production environment.

What we're looking for

7+ years of software development or production operations experience in a large-scale environment.
5+ years of experience writing production code in Golang.
Proven experience building and operating large-scale, highly available, distributed, and fault-tolerant systems.
Excellent understanding of operating system concepts including multi-threading, memory management, networking, storage, performance, and scale.
Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and containerization (CNCF Kubernetes Developer or equivalent).
Knowledge of securing RESTful and gRPC APIs through input validation, authentication, and authorization mechanisms.
Knowledge of identity protocols such as OAuth, JWT, and policy-based engines like Open Policy Agent/Rego or Zanzibar.
BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience.

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