About The Position
Join Apple’s Security Engineering & Architecture (SEAR) team to secure browser technologies across Apple platforms, from the core browser engine to the native environment that supports web applications. The role focuses on protecting user privacy and security across products including iPhone, Apple Vision Pro, Mac, and Apple TV. You will work with internal teams and vendors, identify threats in advance, and contribute to Apple’s response to critical security issues. The work includes reverse engineering exploits, analyzing vulnerabilities, creating tools, consulting with hardware and software teams, reviewing code, and proposing security designs and mitigations. You will help secure Apple products by evaluating security-critical code, developing automated vulnerability-finding tools, building exploits to test existing mitigations, advising partner teams, and driving the design and development of new mitigations.
Requirements
- Background in browser technologies or in the native technologies on which browsers are built.
- Background in secure coding and code auditing.
- Knowledge of modern anti-exploitation mitigations and their effectiveness.
- Programming experience in C, C++, and Swift.
- Experience with software exploitation.
- Knowledge of macOS and iOS security architectures.
- Knowledge of memory-safe languages.
- Strong technical skills and a desire to secure systems.
Nice To Haves
- Proficiency with assembly languages, particularly ARM64.
- Knowledge of applying modern security mitigations to performance-sensitive parts of a system.
Responsibilities
- Research and analyze vulnerabilities and security trends across Apple platforms.
- Identify threats proactively and participate in Apple’s response to critical security issues.
- Evaluate security-critical code and conduct code reviews.
- Develop automated tools for vulnerability discovery.
- Build exploits for discovered vulnerabilities to challenge existing mitigation techniques.
- Provide security-focused consultation to partner teams on key technology areas.
- Design and develop security mitigations with partner engineering teams.
- Help secure browser technologies across Apple platforms, including the core browser engine and the native environment for web applications.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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