Apple's SPEAR team is looking to improve the security of end-user devices by hardening security across all of Apple's operating systems, focusing on projects ranging from memory safety technologies to refactoring key system components.
Requirements
- Hands-on experience with software development in a compiled object-oriented language such as Swift, Objective-C, or C++
- Understanding of software security principles
- Understanding of system-level concepts including multi-threaded design, synchronization, and interprocess communication
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage a team of collaborative software engineers improving the security of critical low-level operating system software.
- Grow the team by hiring and developing top engineering talent at all experience levels.
- Manage ambitious software security projects through their entire lifecycle, including concept, design, implementation, testing, and handoff phases.
- 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.
- Partner with other security engineering leaders to develop your team’s roadmap and respond to emerging threats.
Other
- Experience leading a software team developing operating system services, SDKs, or native applications
- Experience building a strong and diverse team, promoting healthy team culture, driving process improvements, and supporting career growth of team members
- Experience hiring engineers and leading a team through significant growth
- Proven track record of owning and leading successful delivery of software projects
- Enthusiastic, empathetic, and collaborative approach to multi-functional projects
