Apple's SPEAR team is looking to improve the security of end user devices by hardening security across all of Apple's operating systems, building security into the core of system components, and ensuring the safety of every user's digital life against malicious adversaries.
Requirements
- Experience leading a low-level system software team developing kernel, device driver, firmware, or hypervisor software with stringent security requirements
- Hands-on experience with low-level software development
- Deep understanding of operating system fundamentals
- Understanding of software security principles
- Knowledge of hardware and CPU architecture
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage a team of collaborative software engineers improving the security of critical low-level operating system software.
- Manage ambitious software security projects through their entire lifecycle including concept, design, implementation, testing, and handoff phases.
- Partner with other security engineering leaders to develop your team’s roadmap and respond to emerging threats.
- Deliver well-designed, robust, and maintainable system software features that meaningfully improve end user security.
- Hire and develop talented engineers who will help set the standard for cross-functional collaboration and engineering excellence.
- Do hands-on work deploying security improvements wherever they are most needed.
- Lead projects in collaboration with other teams across the lower levels of Apple’s software stack to harden the security of our operating systems.
Other
- Grow the team by hiring and developing top engineering talent at all experience levels.
- Foster a collaborative team culture, leading by example to approach every challenge as an opportunity to deepen mutual understanding and respect through creative problem solving.
- Drive continuous improvement within the team, analyzing every project for improvement opportunities and following through to ensure they are implemented.
- Experience building a strong and diverse team, promoting healthy team culture, driving process improvements, and supporting career growth of team members
- Proven track record of owning and leading successful delivery of software projects
