Security Tooling Engineering Manager – AI-Driven, Scalable

Apple Inc.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple in London is seeking an experienced Software Development Engineer Manager to lead a team focused on building security tooling and delivering scalable web and network security solutions. You will drive end-to-end delivery while mentoring engineers and shaping technical strategy.

This hands-on leadership role emphasizes Go (Golang) backend systems, strong Linux knowledge, and collaboration with partner teams to advance detection and AI-driven scanning capabilities.

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering background in systems, backend, distributed systems or platform work.
• Proven track record in software development and architecture in Go (Golang).
• Solid grasp of Linux operating systems and familiarity with networking concepts (socket programming).

Responsibilities

• Manage and mentor a team of engineers, including performance reviews and career development.
• Driving strategic direction of the tooling and detection creation processes.
• Building new capabilities and approaches leveraging AI and data sources within Apple to improve the quality of scanning.
• Build collaborative relationships with partner teams to deliver improvements and enhancements to the tools based on deep understanding of their business needs and requirements.
• Align approaches across our tooling to provide an improved consolidated experience.

Skills

Go (Golang)

Linux

Networking concepts

Software architecture

Tools

gRPC

Agentic workflows

Swift

Job description

Apple in London is seeking an experienced Software Development Engineer Manager to lead a team focused on building security tooling and delivering scalable web and network security solutions. You will drive end-to-end delivery while mentoring engineers and shaping technical strategy.

This hands-on leadership role emphasizes Go (Golang) backend systems, strong Linux knowledge, and collaboration with partner teams to advance detection and AI-driven scanning capabilities.