Firmware Security Engineer — Core OS & Embedded

Apple, Inc.; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee stock programs

Bonuses / relocation

Medical & dental coverage

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Apple is seeking a Software Development Engineer - Security, Core OS in Cupertino to strengthen firmware security across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Home devices. You will work with Product & System Security to implement patches and contribute to roadmaps for security features on a range of platforms, including audits of critical code and hardware.

Join a team that builds security into the core, develops tools for automated verification, and collaborates across multi-functional teams to

Qualifications

• A passion for embedded development and security.
• Understanding of software vulnerabilities and mitigations.
• Experience with secure boot and related cryptographic applications for platform security, principles and use of cryptographic primitives and protocols.
• Background in secure coding and code auditing.

Responsibilities

• Work with Product & System Security teams in implementing security patches.
• Contribute to the software and hardware roadmap for new security features across platforms.
• Assist with audit of security critical code and hardware, review and implement patches.
• Create tools that help automate security verification and testing.
• Improve firmware architecture and APIs to build security into the core.
• Deploy security mitigations suitable for use in an embedded environment.
• Collaborate with multi-functional teams to extend secure boot technologies.
• Coordinate with testing organizations to verify security features and fuzz for vulnerabilities.

Skills

Embedded development

Security

Vulnerabilities mitigations

Secure coding

Code auditing

Tools

Secure boot

Cryptographic primitives

Job description

Apple is seeking a Software Development Engineer - Security, Core OS in Cupertino to strengthen firmware security across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Home devices. You will work with Product & System Security to implement patches and contribute to roadmaps for security features on a range of platforms, including audits of critical code and hardware.

Join a team that builds security into the core, develops tools for automated verification, and collaborates across multi-functional teams to