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About the Role
The SPEAR team in Apple’s Security Engineering & Architecture organization is hiring a collaborative OS platform software engineer to improve the security of end user devices. SPEAR focuses on high impact projects ranging from memory safety technologies to wholesale refactors that reorient key system components. As a Platform and Frameworks Software Engineer in SPEAR, you will work on collaborative projects with the maintainers of core operating system components to make meaningful and sustainable security improvements. Your team’s accomplishments will dramatically accelerate progress on improving the security of our users’ devices.
Responsibilities
- Gain familiarity with the design and implementation of existing codebases.
- Contribute to the design of application, framework/library, or daemon security hardening projects.
- Update existing software codebases or create new codebases to achieve security goals.
- Implement projects using the most appropriate language, potentially including Swift, Objective-C, or C++.
- Adopt or update unit tests to thoroughly exercise changes.
- Collaborate with QA engineers on functional testing.
- Document changes and new architectural elements.
- Create training materials for partner teams to maintain changes.
- Communicate collaboratively and effectively during all project phases.
Requirements
- Understanding of the foundations of a system programming language such as C, C++, Swift, or Rust.
- Understanding of system-level concepts including multi-threaded design, resource management, and how application software interacts with the operating system.
- Ability to reason about the security or robustness of application software.
- Ability to quickly get up to speed on new codebases and adjust your approach to meet the needs of diverse projects and requirements.
- Experience implementing software following object-oriented design principles.
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively about technical topics (verbal and written).
- Enthusiastic, empathetic, and collaborative approach to multi-functional projects.
- BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience/skills.
Skills
- Swift
- Objective-C
- C++
- System programming
- Multi-threaded design
- Resource management
- Object-oriented design
- Technical communication
Education Level
- BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience/skills
About the Company
- SPEAR is a dedicated team of software engineers with a passion for user security.
- We work with teams across Apple on targeted projects to improve the security of critical components of our operating systems.
- Our work results in major improvements to the security of Apple’s apps and services without compromising the user experience over a billion users rely on every day.
- Through the collective efforts of talented engineers like yourself, Apple’s products are the most secure consumer devices on the market.
- Our mission is to continue to advance the state of the art of end user security.
- Our goal isn’t simply to be the most secure: we’re working to ensure the safety of every user’s digital life, even against the most malicious and well-resourced adversaries.