Software Development Engineer - Security, Enterprise Technology Services

Job Opportunity at Apple

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. Joint Mobile Engineering Team (JMET) is an unusual security engineering group within Apple's IS&T Group. We provide critical services for the company across every product line. From manufacturing to customer facing, our services span across the entire lifecycle of most Apple hardware. We are responsible to design, implement and support the ongoing need to improve customer safety and privacy by providing security services that are tightly coupled with hardware. It includes developing server-side solutions needed to activate Apple devices worldwide or contributing to Apple's pioneering efforts in eSIM. We work closely with several cross functional teams within Apple as well as carriers and other third parties. Many of our services are seen in iOS Security Guide or publicly discussed on internet forums. As an engineer, you will participate in initiatives that are important to the success of upcoming product launches and product security initiatives. You will also work with large cross functional teams to align the expectations and validate work you're doing.

Do you love building highly scalable, distributed server applications? Would you like to work in a fast-paced environment where your technical abilities will be challenged on a day to day basis? Do you want your work to make a difference in the lives of millions of people? If so, we are looking for a skilled engineer to work on server-side software development. This software enables Apple to further improve features of current and future products. It requires an understanding of various security concepts and design patterns to produce high-quality, highly scalable multi-tenant applications that can adapt to changing business needs. You will work with partners, project managers, and cross-disciplinary teams to understand and capture requirements. Lastly, you should be passionate about writing good quality code and appropriate to go through the scrutiny of detailed audits.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Experience with application design, development, and integration of high volume/low latency server applications
• Strong object-oriented programming and design experience, including Java.
• Experience with Spring Boot and Microservices specifically building scalable RESTful API.
• Well versed with relational databases and NoSQL databases, like Oracle and Cassandra.
• Understanding of PKI, X.509, ASN.1, key exchange protocols, and authentication protocols
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with event stream systems and asynchronous backend services — Kafka or Rabbit
• Experience with automated testing methodologies and frameworks — JUnit, Mockito or TestNG
• Experience in the wireless industry, or practical experience and a demonstrated interest in client/server development that involves iOS or other mobile platforms, would serve to set you apart.
• Knowledge of C is a plus.
• Familiarity with build tools such as Maven or Gradle.
• Familiarity with version control systems such as Git.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret production logs and traffic patterns
• Experience with Java and Unix performance monitoring and tuning

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.