Apple is looking for an exceptional software engineer to work on the Secure Enclave coprocessor’s operating system, drivers, and core services to ensure the OS is inseparable from each device’s identity as a whole. This role is central to Apple's security efforts, influencing and assisting teams multi-functionally to secure user experiences across Apple's product line.
Requirements
- Strong understanding of embedded operating systems architecture and systems programming fundamentals.
- Practical understanding of security principles, concepts, and techniques (e.g. certificates, software signing, attestation).
- Fluent in any of the following programming languages: C, C++, or Swift.
- Experience with cryptography for platform security and implementation of secure software stacks and runtimes.
- Direct experience in the overlap between software and hardware security, microkernel development, and firmware/software technologies.
- Understanding of SoC-level design, especially ARM based SoC’s.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement secure kernel technologies, drivers, and supporting infrastructure.
- Work with multi-functional teams to bring up, debug, and verify security infrastructure for new platforms, products, and prototype systems.
- Help define the software roadmap for new security features and supporting a range of hardware platforms, including iPhone, iPad, AppleWatch, AppleTV, iPod, and Mac.
- Contribute to security requirements and features for future hardware and custom silicon.
Other
- Are you a big-picture problem solver who loves setting ambitious goals?
- Do you have a passion for understanding how each line of code affects all the others?
- Your dedication to cross-disciplinary collaboration will help develop groundbreaking technologies, such as iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS.
- In this rare and highly visible role, you are at the center of Apple's security efforts, influencing and assisting teams multi-functionally to secure user experiences across Apple's product line.
- BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent knowledge and experience
