Apple · 13 hours ago
Senior Security Engineer - AI Security
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$172K/yr - $302K/yr
5+ years expApple Services Engineering (ASE) is looking for a Senior AI Security Engineer to collaborate with various engineering teams on new products and features. The role involves conducting security assurance activities, including security architecture, threat modeling, and risk management to ensure the security of Apple's services.
AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)BroadcastingDigital EntertainmentFoundational AIMedia and EntertainmentMobile DevicesOperating SystemsTVWearables
Responsibilities
Be the primary security team point of contact for several large engineering efforts
Work with engineering teams throughout their development lifecycle
Conduct security reviews and develop threat models and use the insights from these engagements to build standard methodologies
Help define, automate and advocate for platform-wide security improvements
Partner with colleagues to raise the security bar for all engineering teams at Apple
Identify areas that are ripe for improvement and establish appropriate security goals
Establish relationships with teams to drive security improvements
Develop proof of concept systems to automate security recommendations, vulnerability discovery, and process workflows
Use data to drive security review efficiency and prioritize high-value security team engagement
Make security decisions impacting millions of users
Qualification
Required
5 or more years conducting security reviews, threat modeling, tracking findings, and communicating risk to engineering and leadership
At least 3 years focused on AI/ML systems security, including hands-on experience with LLM application security, prompt injection defenses, AI model security controls, and securing the infrastructure these systems run on
Demonstrated expertise in securing agent-based systems and AI integrations, including experience with Model Context Protocol (MCP) server security, agent orchestration frameworks, and understanding of attack surfaces in agentic workflows (e.g., tool use vulnerabilities, context poisoning, unauthorized actions)
Deep knowledge of AI-specific threat modeling and risk assessment, including familiarity with frameworks like OWASP Top 10 for LLMs, MITRE ATLAS, and ability to identify threats unique to AI systems such as training data poisoning, model extraction, adversarial inputs, and supply chain risks in AI dependencies
Experience with securing API integrations and data flow controls in AI contexts, including knowledge of authentication/authorization patterns for AI services, data sanitization for LLM inputs/outputs, secrets management in agent systems, and implementing guardrails for AI-generated content and actions
Conversant in at least one programming language such as Python, Java, Go, or Swift
Preferred
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience preferred
Bonus points for community contributions like public CVEs, bug bounty recognition, open source tools, blogs, etc
Experience securing cloud infrastructure for AI/ML workloads, including container orchestration (Kubernetes), GPU-enabled compute environments, model serving infrastructure, and implementing security controls for AI training and inference pipelines (network segmentation, secrets management, runtime protection, resource isolation)
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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