Principal Privacy Architect – Wallet & Payments

Apple Inc.; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 216,000 - 394,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. is seeking a Principal Engineer to own privacy architecture for Wallet, Payments, and Commerce. You will define how data is collected, processed, retained, and protected across a global ecosystem, leading privacy by design and risk management at scale.

You will partner with Privacy Legal, assess new offerings, and shape multi-year privacy roadmaps. Strong communication with execs and regulators is essential.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in privacy or security architecture.
• Experience with GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA in engineering decisions.
• Ability to influence senior engineers and non-reporting stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own WPC's privacy architecture and multi-year roadmap across all offering teams.
• Make privacy-by-design the default path: tooling, review gates, and AI-assisted capabilities from design through launch and beyond.
• Design and own the centralized privacy engineering framework (consent, data minimization, logging, retention) and drive adoption as a shared standard.
• Architect WPC's logging and telemetry strategy to be privacy-preserving and compliant with GDPR, CCPA, and emerging global frameworks.
• Define the PIA methodology, risk taxonomy, control standards, and monitoring architecture.
• Resolve the highest-risk and most ambiguous privacy decisions, and set precedent others reuse.
• Serve as WPC's primary technical interface to Apple's Privacy organization and legal counsel.

Skills

Privacy engineering

Global regulations

Architectural decisions

Executive communications

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

AI tooling in regulated environments

Job description

Apple Inc. is seeking a Principal Engineer to own privacy architecture for Wallet, Payments, and Commerce. You will define how data is collected, processed, retained, and protected across a global ecosystem, leading privacy by design and risk management at scale.

You will partner with Privacy Legal, assess new offerings, and shape multi-year privacy roadmaps. Strong communication with execs and regulators is essential.