Apple · 3 months ago
Software Engineer (Tools & Automation), Product Security
Cupertino, California, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$147K/yr - $221K/yr
5+ years expApple is where individual creativities gather together, committing to the values that lead to great work. As a software engineer on the Product Security team, you will build and own the critical tools and platforms that enable Apple to rapidly respond to vulnerabilities impacting their products.
AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)BroadcastingDigital EntertainmentFoundational AIMedia and EntertainmentMobile DevicesOperating SystemsTVWearables
Responsibilities
Take ownership of our internal tooling, including our core case management platform
Eliminate friction and turbocharge our team's productivity by delivering reliable, high-impact features with agility
Partner directly with users within Product Security to understand their pain points, prioritize the backlog, and ship solutions
Develop new features, methodically pay down technical debt, fix bugs that block our team, and improve system resilience
Own the operational health of our toolchain, leading incident response, performing deep root cause analysis, and implementing permanent fixes
Coordinate with partner teams across Apple to ensure our business-critical tooling remains robust and reliable
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience building and maintaining robust, scalable software in a production environment
Proven experience building and maintaining web applications using Python backends and frontend frameworks (jQuery and/or React are essential)
Experience with production deployment, containerization (e.g., Docker), CI/CD pipelines, and monitoring tools
Demonstrated ability to manage numerous parallel activities, drive projects to completion independently, and coordinate effectively across diverse internal and external stakeholders
Experience working directly with business stakeholders to translate their needs into well-defined technical requirements and user-centric features
Preferred
Proven experience taking end-to-end ownership of a software product or service, from roadmap planning and prioritization to incident response and long-term maintenance
Experience with prototyping and developing AI-driven features to automate manual processes, improve operational efficiency, and unlock new workflow capabilities
Demonstrated ability to drive complex technical projects to resolution, especially those requiring coordination and follow-up across multiple engineering teams
Deep understanding of common web application vulnerabilities (e.g., OWASP Top 10) and proven experience implementing secure coding practices to prevent and remediate them
Experience applying secure-by-design principles, such as threat modeling and defensive programming, to ensure applications are robust against attack from the start
A track record of improving system resilience and code quality through comprehensive automated testing (unit, integration, E2E)
BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, Cybersecurity or related technical field, or equivalent proven experience
Benefits
Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
Retirement benefits
A range of discounted products and free services
Reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition
Discretionary bonuses or commission payments
Relocation
Company
Apple
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10001+ employees
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Funding
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CEO
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SVP, Software Engineering
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