Apple is looking to build the most secure, private, reliable, and performant communications and networking protocols behind many of their customers' most loved Apple features, including iMessage, FaceTime, HomeKit, SharePlay, Apple Watch, AirDrop, and more.
Requirements
- Understanding of secure coding practices, security protocols, and encryption techniques
- Experience in finding and correcting bugs with security implications
- Familiarity with peer-to-peer or client-server architecture and network protocols
- Experience building applications using end-to-end encryption and/or media and realtime communication encryption
- Strong software development and architecture design skills with a focus on secure system design and communication protocols
- Strong object-oriented and multi-threaded programming skills in at least one language like Swift, Objective-C, or C++
Responsibilities
- Build innovative networking and communications features that are secure by design
- Design and implement communication protocols leveraging encryption, including both messaging and realtime media
- Improve the security of especially sensitive codepaths (for example, zero-click parsing of untrusted data)
- Be responsible for static analysis of source code, fuzzing, testing strategies, and down-to-earth security bug fixing
- Work mostly in Swift and Objective-C, designing delightful APIs and implementing frameworks and daemons that make up the operating system
- Participate in code reviews with a focus on identifying and mitigating security vulnerabilities
Other
- Bachelors Degree or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience
- Excellent attention to detail and communication, collaboration, interpersonal skills
- Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity
- Must be able to work without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics
