Post-Quantum Cryptography Engineer (Embedded Systems)

Apple, Inc.; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 278,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical and dental

Retirement benefits

Discounted products and services

Educational expenses reimbursement

Job summary

Apple, Inc. in Cupertino, California seeks an expert Cryptography Engineer with a strong software background to advance cryptographic implementations across products used by millions.

You will design, analyze, and optimize cryptographic solutions, including post-quantum algorithms, for embedded systems and high-assurance software. You will collaborate with Apple’s Security Engineering & Architecture teams, validate protocols, and drive deployment of quantum-secure techniques across devices.

Qualifications

• Passion for creating effective cryptographic implementations.
• Expert in fundamental cryptographic algorithms and underlying mathematics.
• Strong understanding of post-quantum algorithms and hybrid constructions.
• Excellent C and systems programming skills.

Responsibilities

• Build and influence the Apple features and products people rely on.
• Collaborate with a wide range of collaborators, from Silicon Engineering to Cloud services.
• Innovate by leveraging new tools such as LLMs and machine learning applied to cryptographic problems.
• Implement and review innovative algorithms and protocols on a wide range of architectures and embedded systems, design and implement side channel attack countermeasures, improve performance, formally prove the correctness of Apple cryptographic software.
• Get ahead of new threats by accelerating the deployment of quantum-secure algorithms across our products and services.
• Work cooperatively with other teams in Apple on multi-functional technologies and initiatives to improve security.
• Evangelize and drive the adoption of these technologies across the organization.

Skills

Cryptography

Post-quantum algorithms

C programming

Systems programming

Mathematics

Job description

Apple, Inc. in Cupertino, California seeks an expert Cryptography Engineer with a strong software background to advance cryptographic implementations across products used by millions.

You will design, analyze, and optimize cryptographic solutions, including post-quantum algorithms, for embedded systems and high-assurance software. You will collaborate with Apple’s Security Engineering & Architecture teams, validate protocols, and drive deployment of quantum-secure techniques across devices.