
Security Software Engineer - Secure Transports, SEAR
Required skills
- Systems Development
- OS Development
Nice to have
- ASN1
- X.509
- TLS
- Applied Cryptography
- OS Security
- Kernel Development
Role summary
Apple's Security Engineering & Architecture organization is seeking a motivated Software Engineer for the Secure Transports team. This role focuses on cryptographic and secure protocols engineering, providing security foundations for data in motion across all Apple products. You will contribute across the software stack, from kernel to applications, impacting millions of users. The position requires generalist capabilities to tackle complex engineering problems, balancing ease of use, performance, and security. You will have autonomy to innovate and bring new security methods to market, collaborating with diverse internal and external teams. Responsibilities include defining OS security architecture, implementing privacy-protecting techniques for web browsing, email, and messaging, and advancing secure protocols.
Description
Successful candidates will be generalists 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. Our environment fosters product innovation, rapid product iteration, and a liberating amount of autonomy in which you will be encouraged to create and quickly bring to market new security methods and technologies to address the complex needs of mobile and distributed computing. The position also has a strong multi-functional aspect that will require you to interact with and influence many people from several organizations within and outside the company. In this role you will: -Help define the security properties and architecture for the next-generation operating system -Design and implement new techniques to protect users' privacy during web browsing, email, and secure messaging sessions -Investigate and implement the next evolution in secure protocols -Work cooperatively with other parts of Apple on multi-functional technologies and initiatives to improve security -Promote and drive the adoption of these technologies across the organization
Minimum Qualifications
1 year of professional software engineering experience Experience in systems or OS development using C
Preferred Qualifications
A genuine passion for creating effective and pragmatic transport security Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field Experience with ASN1, X.509 certificate evaluation, TLS, or other secure protocols Strong understanding of recent developments and concerns with standard protocols such as TLS Industry exposure to and knowledge of OS security and applied cryptography Excellent teamwork and communication skills. Working multi-functionally with other software, hardware, marketing, and support teams to provide the best security solutions for Apple’s products.
Sample Apple interview questions
- 1
Design a typeahead box for a search engine
system designmedium - 2
Design a rate limiter
system designmedium - 3
Architect a key-value store for distributed systems.
system designmedium - 4
Design a system to schedule jobs in a distributed environment
system designmedium - 5
What is an API and how does it work?
technicalmedium
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