Security Engineer - Developer Experience

Cybersecurity Jobs; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 309,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Apple stock programs

Tuition reimbursement

RSU awards

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Apple Services Engineering Security seeks a Developer Experience Security Engineer to build and maintain developer-facing resources that help engineers apply security practices during day-to-day development. This role focuses on documentation, automation, and learning materials to support measurable adoption across Apple’s engineering community.

The position bridges security standards and the teams implementing them throughout the software development lifecycle, with onsite work at Seattle, WA.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in software engineering, developer experience, or technical writing.
• Experience building automation and tooling to support engineering teams.
• Ability to distill complex topics into developer-facing guidance and docs.

Responsibilities

• Own creation and maintenance of developer resources to build securely.
• Drive adoption of security practices across engineering teams through collaboration.
• Translate complex requirements into clear, actionable guidance.
• Support teams adopting new practices, onboarding to tooling, and evolving standards.
• Bridge security standards with engineers across the SDLC.
• Design and run campaigns to influence behavior across organizations.
• Maintain resources used by engineers to build securely.

Skills

Automation scripting

Documentation writing

Cross-functional collaboration

SDLC understanding

Prioritization & multi-tasking

Strong communication & empathy

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/InfoSec or related field

Equivalent work experience

Tools

Slack workflows

Issue lifecycle tooling

LLM-assisted tools

Prompts/System prompts

Job description

The Apple Services Engineering Security team is seeking a Developer Experience Security Engineer to build and maintain developer-facing resources that help application, infrastructure, and platform engineers apply security practices during day-to-day engineering.

Role Overview

This position focuses on documentation, automation, and learning materials to support measurable adoption of security approaches across Apple’s engineering community. The work bridges security standards and the teams responsible for implementing them throughout the software development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Own the creation and ongoing maintenance of resources that application, infrastructure, and platform engineers rely on to build securely
• Drive measurable adoption of security practices across Apple’s engineering community through a highly collaborative cross-functional role spanning software development, technical writing, and strategic communication
• Translate complex technical requirements into clear, actionable guidance
• Support teams as they adopt new practices, onboard to tooling, integrate security frameworks, and stay aligned as standards evolve
• Act as the connective tissue between security standards and engineers implementing those standards across the software development lifecycle
• Design and execute campaigns in partnership with engineering teams across diverse organizations to influence behavior
• Maintain developer resources used by application, infrastructure, and platform engineers to build securely

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in a software engineering, developer experience, or technical writing role, with an understanding of software build, deploy, and monitoring principles, including software supply chain engineering and SDLC practices
• Demonstrated ability to write production-quality automation, including Slack workflows and integrations, and tooling for issue and ticket lifecycle management
• Familiarity with LLM-assisted development tools, including experience writing prompt instructions, skills files, or system prompts that shape model behavior for specific domains
• Proven ability to distill complex technical topics into clear, precise writing and reference documentation for engineering audiences, including FAQs, how-to guides, and onboarding materials
• Proven ability to work cross-functionally, including designing and executing campaigns in partnership with engineering teams across diverse organizations to drive behavior
• Self-directed approach with comfort making prioritization decisions and managing multiple workstreams simultaneously
• Collaborative team player with strong listening skills, empathy, and a commitment to bringing out the best in peers

Technologies

• Slack
• LLM-assisted development tools
• Prompt instructions
• Skills files
• System prompts
• Software supply chain engineering
• SDLC practices

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
• Retirement benefits
• Range of discounted products and free services
• Reimbursement for certain educational expenses, including tuition
• Opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs
• Eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards
• Can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related technical field, or equivalent work experience
• Familiarity with application security principles, secure coding practices, software supply chain security, or developer-facing security tooling
• Portfolio or examples of technical documentation, automation scripts, or LLM skills files are welcome

Compensation and Location

• Location: Seattle, WA (onsite)
• Base salary range: USD 175,000 - 308,500 per year
• Base pay depends on skills, qualifications, experience, and location