Security Software Engineer, Data Protection
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Apple
Job Description
Summary
Embedded within Apple’s Security Engineering & Architecture organization, the Data Protection team’s mission is to ensure the confidentiality of our user’s data at rest, by using Apple’s hardware and software to deliver world-class storage encryption and device unlock mechanisms. At the heart of an organization that builds the most secure operating system in the world and putting it in the hands of millions of customers, the team is looking for a motivated software engineer to help push its technologies to the next level!
Description
You will join a team that provides operating system security foundations across all of Apple’s innovative products, including Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple TV. You will contribute to the entire system, from the kernel up through libraries, frameworks, and applications. As an engineer, you will have the opportunity to majorly impact the design and implementation of Apple’s embedded and desktop operating system products, collaborating closely with all other security partners, ranging from our Silicon Engineering group to our Cloud Services group. Successful candidates will be capable of tackling challenging wide-ranging engineering problems anywhere in the software stack, determining the appropriate compromise between several often competing factors such as ease of use, performance, and of course security. In this role you will: Help define the security properties and architecture for the next-generation operating system Design and implement new approaches to user data protection, storage encryption, and trusted execution environments to help protect our customers’ data while preserving ease-of-use and enabling Apple to develop one of the richest platforms on the market. Come up with new and innovative ways of increasing security and privacy while preserving ease-of-use and improving the quality of the user experience Work cooperatively with other parts of Apple on multi-functional technologies and initiatives to enhance security Drive adoption of these technologies across the organization
Minimum Qualifications
Excellent C and systems programming skills Strong understanding of operating systems internals Industry exposure to and knowledge of OS security and applied cryptography Ability to deliver solid work on tight schedules Excellent teamwork skills. We work with all engineering teams involved in these products, and on all of their code
Preferred Qualifications
Understanding of past, current, and emerging security exploits iOS and macOS exposure (end user, administrator, developer) Kernel programming Hypervisor design and architecture Involvement in open source technologies and development communities such as FreeBSD and Linux
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