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Apple

Embedded within Apple&rsquo;s Security Engineering &amp; Architecture organization, the Data Protection team&rsquo;s mission is to ensure the confidentiality of our user&rsquo;s data at rest, by using Apple&rsquo;s hardware and software to deliver world-class storage encryption and device unlock mechanisms. At the heart of an organization that builds the most secure operating system in the world and putting it in the hands of millions of customers, the team is looking for a motivated software engineer to help push its technologies to the next level! 
 
Description 
 
You will join a team that provides operating system security foundations across all of Apple&rsquo;s innovative products, including Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple TV. You will contribute to the entire system, from the kernel up through libraries, frameworks, and applications. As an engineer, you will have the opportunity to majorly impact the design and implementation of Apple&rsquo;s embedded and desktop operating system products, collaborating closely with all other security partners, ranging from our Silicon Engineering group to our Cloud Services group. Successful candidates will be capable of tackling challenging wide-ranging engineering problems anywhere in the software stack, determining the appropriate compromise between several often competing factors such as ease of use, performance, and of course security. 
 
In this role you will: 
 
Help define the security properties and architecture for the next-generation operating system 
 
Design and implement new approaches to user data protection, storage encryption, and trusted execution environments to help protect our customers&rsquo; data while preserving ease-of-use and enabling Apple to develop one of the richest platforms on the market. 
 
Come up with new and innovative ways of increasing security and privacy while preserving ease-of-use and improving the quality of the user experience 
 
Work cooperatively with other parts of Apple on multi-functional technologies and initiatives to enhance security 
 
Drive adoption of these technologies across the organization 
 
Preferred Qualifications 
 
Understanding of past, current, and emerging security exploits 
 
iOS and macOS exposure (end user, administrator, developer) 
 
Kernel programming 
 
Hypervisor design and architecture 
 
Involvement in open source technologies and development communities such as FreeBSD and Linux 
 
Minimum Qualifications 
 
Excellent C and systems programming skills 
 
Strong understanding of operating systems internals 
 
Industry exposure to and knowledge of OS security and applied cryptography 
 
Ability to deliver solid work on tight schedules 
 
Excellent teamwork skills. We work with all engineering teams involved in these products, and on all of their code 
 
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. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant . 
 
Pay &amp; Benefits 
 
At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $126,800 and $220,900, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. 
 
Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses - including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits. 
 
Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Security Software Engineer, Data Protection

Embedded within Apple&rsquo;s Security Engineering &amp; Architecture organization, the Data Protection team&rsquo;s mission is to keep our customer&rsquo;s on-device content secure even when lost, stolen, or confiscated. We are seeking an experienced security engineering manager to lead this team of talented engineers responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining Data Protection technologies while balancing security, performance, and usability. 
 
These technologies comprise content encryption at rest, passcode security, software attestation, key management, boot security, and more. They span from system-on-a-chip and accessory hardware through Secure Enclave, kernel, and userland software. The team works closely with other engineering teams across Apple to ensure seamless integration of Data Protection into all of our products: Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV, Vision Pro. 
 
We design and secure software for hundreds of millions of users. We make products that people LOVE. We are committed to user privacy and security. We have some of the most creative, passionate, hardworking engineers in the industry. We challenge each other to go beyond the norm to find new, innovative ways of solving problems and to make software safer, easier, and more fun to use. Not many jobs can offer all of these things. Security engineering jobs at Apple do, and much more. 
 
Description 
 
As the leader of this team, you will push Data Protection technologies to the next level. You will: 
 
Work with cross-functional teams across Silicon Engineering, Software Engineering, and Product Management, to define and implement security solutions that balance competing factors such as ease of use, performance, and of course security. 
 
Collaborate with our Silicon Engineering group on new hardware and products. 
 
Create practices that set new benchmarks in software assurance. 
 
Transform the developer experience to ensure the application of the highest content protection possible. 
 
Anticipate and stay ahead of evolving threats and vulnerabilities. 
 
Build robust recovery mechanisms that safeguard customer data. 
 
Encourage and guide your team members to reach their full potential in impact, influence, and long-term career success. 
 
Preferred Qualifications 
 
Strong understanding of operating systems internals, and experience with systems programming 
 
Strong understanding of applied cryptography, access control, and other security mechanisms 
 
Programming background, in C, C++, Objective-C, and/or Swift 
 
An understanding of past, current, and emerging security exploit trends 
 
Minimum Qualifications 
 
5+ years leading security/software teams 
 
Excellent skills for coaching team members and fostering partnerships across organizational boundaries 
 
Track record of shipping pragmatic security technologies in customer-facing services or products 
 
Highly professional attitude, with the ability to deliver solid work on tight schedules with a high bar for quality 
 
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. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant . 
 
Pay &amp; Benefits 
 
At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $198,300 and $342,800, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. 
 
Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses - including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits. 
 
Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Software Engineering Manager, Security

Red Team Platform and Hardware secures the hardware/software boundary for all of Apple&rsquo;s products, focusing on operating systems, kernel, firmware, and user data protection. We&rsquo;re looking for a skilled, driven individual inspired to design and implement key systems, owning the architecture, implementation decisions, and validation methodology, as well as perform security reviews of existing designs. 
 
You&rsquo;ll become part of an outstanding team dedicated to securing low-level technologies such as the boot ROMs, firmware, and iOS and macOS kernel for our chipsets, such as Apple Silicon and wireless. You&rsquo;ll work with a wide variety of teams and vendors who are equally committed to great work, and your influence will be felt throughout Apple's extraordinary products, such as the iPhone, iPad, Mac and AirPods. 
 
We design and secure software for hundreds of millions of users. We make products that people LOVE. We are committed to user privacy and security. We have some of the most creative, passionate, hardworking engineers in the industry. We challenge each other to go beyond the norm to find new, innovative ways of solving problems and to make software safer, easier, and more fun to use. Not many jobs can offer all of these things. Security engineering jobs at Apple do, and much more. 
 
Description 
 
Our team focuses on security improvements for Apple&rsquo;s various platforms and the hardware that supports them, as well as building security tools to provide high assurance. We reverse engineer exploits, provide insightful analysis, implement innovative security features, consult with other teams on both hardware and software, audit code, and review designs. We are seeking someone with strong technical expertise and a passionate desire to secure low-level systems by showing how they can be broken. 
 
You&rsquo;ll be working alongside teammates with diverse technical backgrounds including mobile and console research, binary instrumentation, SoC microarchitecture, compiler development, applied fault injection, and more. If you have your own area of fascination and a love of low-level security, you&rsquo;ll find yourself right at home!&quot;,&quot;responsibilities&quot;:&quot;Provide hardware and firmware security design assistance 
 
Audit security critical firmware and hardware. 
 
Create tools that help automate security verification, testing, or research. 
 
Reverse engineer exploits, if necessary. 
 
This position may require occasional travel to other Apple sites, vendors, and security conferences. 
 
Preferred Qualifications 
 
Experience creating working proof of concepts from found vulnerabilities on systems with advanced countermeasures (ASLR, TZ, PAC, etc). 
 
Exposure to kernel or driver programming. 
 
Reverse engineering using tools such as IDA Pro. 
 
Familiarity with the principles and use of cryptographic primitives and protocols. 
 
Minimum Qualifications 
 
A proven track record in finding security vulnerabilities in shipping products and/or designing platform security countermeasures. 
 
Programming background in C, C++, and/or Objective-C. Additionally, must have proficiency in scripting language(s) such as Python. 
 
Proficiency with assembly languages, ARM a big plus. 
 
Familiarity with modern processor and SoC architecture. 
 
Background in secure programming patterns and code auditing. 
 
Have an understanding of past, current, and emerging security exploit classes. 
 
Proficiency with operating system internals, especially macOS, iOS, or other flavors of UNIX 
 
Have the ability to track and lead multiple parallel projects. 
 
Familiarity with collaborating with partner teams in hardware, software, and product groups to define and deliver rigorous security features 
 
Relevant experience or education, such as performing security research and analysis or a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field. We are open to strong candidates with no formal education. 
 
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. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant . 
 
Pay &amp; Benefits 
 
At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $181,100 and $318,400, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. 
 
Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses - including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits. 
 
Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Red Team Platform and Hardware Security Researcher

Apple's Trusted Execution team in Security Engineering and Architecture builds the security technologies that protect every Apple product at the point of code execution. Our work is the first line of defense in Apple's defense-in-depth strategy, well known in the security community, and constantly evolving. We're a small team with a huge impact. 
 
As an engineer joining this team, you would help ensure the integrity of the systems that control what software is authorized to run on Apple hardware - and under what circumstances. These systems span client devices, server infrastructure, and hardware security modules, and your work will require understanding how they interact to enforce security policy end-to-end. You will analyze these systems for security gaps, help define and enforce authorization policies, and build automation and analytics to strengthen oversight and detect anomalies. 
 
Successful candidates will be versatile software engineers with a security mindset - able to reason about complex systems, identify threats, and build the right solution whether that means writing a security analysis, automating a process, or contributing code to the operating system. Our environment fosters product innovation, rapid iteration, and the autonomy and support to do your best work. The position will require you to collaborate with and influence teams from several organizations across Apple. As you grow in the role, there will be opportunities to work deeper in the stack, contributing to the operating system security technologies that run on every Apple device. If you have an interest or background in this area, we'd love to hear from you. 
 
Description 
 
Help secure the systems that manage software authorization across Apple's product line. Analyze the security properties of complex, multi-component systems and identify opportunities to strengthen them. Participate in threat modeling and security review of authorization workflows, policies, and access controls. Build automation and analytics to provide continuous security oversight and surface anomalies. Contribute to the design of new authorization strategies that leverage device hardware capabilities and security infrastructure. Work cooperatively with software, hardware, factory, and server teams on technologies and initiatives to improve security and drive the adoption of these technologies across the organization. 
 
Preferred Qualifications 
 
Experience with security analysis, threat modeling, or security architecture review 
 
Familiarity with applied cryptography concepts (PKI, digital signatures, attestations) 
 
Understanding of operating systems internals or systems programming 
 
Knowledge of access control principles, including least privilege and role-based access 
 
Experience building data pipelines, analytics, or anomaly detection systems 
 
Experience building internal tools, dashboards, or productivity automation 
 
Self-directed learner who can navigate unfamiliar systems, codebases, and technology stacks - including legacy tools and languages - to get the job done 
 
A passion for building pragmatic security solutions and a curiosity to go deeper into the stack 
 
Minimum Qualifications 
 
BS in Computer Science, Information Security, or equivalent practical experience 
 
Demonstrated ability to learn and reason about complex systems and their security properties 
 
Programming proficiency in Python and at least one systems programming language (C, C++, Objective-C, or Swift) 
 
Strong communication skills, with the ability to work across teams to drive security outcomes 
 
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. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant . 
 
Pay &amp; Benefits 
 
At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $147,400 and $272,100, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. 
 
Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses - including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits. 
 
Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Software Engineer, Trusted Execution (Security Systems)

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Data Engineering Infrastructure team, which builds and operates the foundational platforms that power data ingestion, transformation, and analytics across the organization. You will design and develop high-performance, reliable, and scalable systems that enable data engineers, analysts, and ML practitioners to move, process, and govern data efficiently and securely. 
 
Description 
 
As a Senior Software Engineer in the Data Engineering Infrastructure team, you will design and build distributed systems and frameworks that automate the lifecycle of data - from ingestion to transformation to serving. You&rsquo;ll work at the intersection of software engineering, distributed data processing, and cloud infrastructure, helping to define the standards, abstractions, and tools that enable our data platform to operate at scale. 
 
You will collaborate closely with teams across data engineering, analytics, ML, and platform engineering to deliver resilient infrastructure components such as data ingestion pipelines, metadata and schema management services, workflow orchestration, and monitoring frameworks. This is a hands-on role where you will influence architecture, write production-grade code, and drive engineering excellence across the data platform.&quot;,&quot;responsibilities&quot;:&quot;Design, build, and maintain scalable data infrastructure and frameworks supporting batch and streaming workloads. 
 
Develop common services for data ingestion, schema evolution, metadata management, and data quality enforcement. 
 
Implement automation for data pipeline deployment, monitoring, and governance. 
 
Collaborate with data engineers and platform teams to define APIs, SDKs, and libraries that make developing data applications simpler and safer. 
 
Improve performance, reliability, and observability of data pipelines and platform components. 
 
Participate in architecture reviews, code reviews, and technical design discussions. 
 
Drive adoption of best practices in distributed systems, storage formats (Parquet, Iceberg), and data access layers. 
 
Contribute to capacity planning, cost optimization, and operational excellence in cloud and on-prem environments. 
 
Mentor junior engineers and contribute to the overall technical strategy and roadmap for the data platform. 
 
Preferred Qualifications 
 
Deep expertise in optimizing and troubleshooting distributed data frameworks (e.g., Apache Spark internals, Flink stateful streaming, Kafka Connect) 
 
Advanced experience with workflow orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow, Prefect, Dagster), including custom development 
 
Proven track record in performance tuning, cost optimization, and designing comprehensive observability solutions for large-scale cloud data platforms 
 
Familiarity with data security, privacy, and compliance principles within data infrastructure 
 
Experience integrating data platforms with MLOps and machine learning workflows 
 
Active participation or contributions to relevant open-source data technologies or industry communities 
 
Master&rsquo;s or Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or a related quantitative field 
 
Minimum Qualifications 
 
12+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 5 years focused on data systems or platform infrastructure 
 
Proven track record of leading design discussions, mentoring engineers, and driving cross-team technical initiatives 
 
Strong programming skills in Java, Python; Scala - nice to have 
 
Hands-on experience designing, developing, and operating high-performance backend services 
 
Hands-on experience with distributed data frameworks such as Spark, Flink, or Kafka 
 
Solid understanding of data modeling, storage formats (Parquet/Avro/ORC), and partitioning strategies 
 
Experience with data governance, cataloging, and schema management systems (e.g., Hive Metastore, Glue, Iceberg, Delta Lake) 
 
Experience working with cloud-based data platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) 
 
Experience building data infrastructure frameworks, SDKs, or shared libraries used by multiple data teams 
 
Familiarity with CI/CD, container orchestration (Kubernetes), and infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation) 
 
Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and communication skills 
 
Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience) 
 
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. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant . 
 
Pay &amp; Benefits 
 
At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $181,100 and $318,400, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. 
 
Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses - including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits. 
 
Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Senior Software Engineer - Data

<div>Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job, and there's no telling what we can accomplish together. We're looking for a hardworking and passionate person to join this amazing team, and if you feel this is you, we'd love to hear from you! 
 
The Apple Services Engineering (ASE) team is one of the most exciting examples of Apple&rsquo;s long-held passion for combining art and technology. These are the people who power the App Store, Apple TV, Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, and Apple Books. And they do it on a massive scale, meeting Apple&rsquo;s high expectations with high performance to deliver a huge variety of entertainment in over 35 languages to more than 150 countries. 
 
Description 
 
Our team, Apple Services Engineering (ASE) Privacy Instrumentation, works with Apple's customer-facing app development teams to answer two key questions: what metrics should we collect to answer key business questions and how will we get those metrics from client devices? We design and develop the data schema and standards for metrics, as well as the tooling that enables teams to collect these metrics, all while keeping user privacy front and center. By joining us your innovative ideas will impact billions of users worldwide and you will contribute to Apple&rsquo;s magic. 
 
We're looking for someone who thrives at the intersection of product management and engineering, helping us solve problems critical to unlocking business insights on Apple's most important customer software. In this role, you'll define the future of our privacy-first instrumentation capabilities while maintaining hands-on engineering involvement. This isn't your standard engineering role: while you will get the opportunity to write code for our tooling and data infrastructure, the bulk of your time will be focused on technical design, requirements gathering, and cross-functional collaboration. 
 
You&rsquo;ll be tasked with designing, launching, and supporting new data infrastructure products as necessary to answer high-level analytics questions at scale. 
 
Your responsibilities will span the full software development lifecycle - from brainstorming, design and analysis to development, implementation and maintenance. You'll define strategies for new data infrastructure products, create and maintain detailed instrumentation specifications for all new features across ASE products, and contribute code to implement these strategies. 
 
Working with stakeholders across product, engineering, data science, privacy, legal, and QA teams, you will: 
 
<ul><li>Design and implement privacy-preserving analytics systems some of Apple&rsquo;s flagship software products</li></ul> 
<ul><li>Design and develop frameworks and tools to collect analytics data across all Apple platforms (iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, visionOS, web, and third-party)</li></ul> 
<ul><li>Own the end-to-end product lifecycle for client instrumentation capabilities, creating specifications for engineering, data science, and QA teams</li></ul> 
<ul><li>Serve as data collection subject-matter expert, advising stakeholders on analytics impact across systems</li></ul> 
<ul><li>Partner with privacy and legal teams to balance analytics needs with consumer privacy protection</li></ul> 
The people here at Apple don&rsquo;t just create products - they create the kind of wonder that&rsquo;s revolutionized entire industries. It&rsquo;s the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. Join Apple, and help us leave the world better than we found it. 
 
Preferred Qualifications 
 
Ability to assist in the creation and enforcement of privacy and compliance policies and guidelines across ASE and Apple 
 
Industry experience in Privacy-Enhancing Technologies for large-scale distributed systems 
 
Experience with differential privacy, private data-synchronization across systems and devices, data minimization, tokenization, cryptography 
 
Minimum Qualifications 
 
BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent industry experience with iOS and/or web development 
 
5+ years of experience as a software engineer, technical product manager, or engineering-focused management consultant 
 
Strong software design skills with deep knowledge of data structures and algorithms and hands on experience with programming languages such as Swift, Objective-C, JavaScript, C/C++, Java, TypeScript, React, Angular, Ember, Vue 
 
Excellent communication and collaboration skills with ability to translate ambiguous analytics questions into concrete engineering requirements while working with large, distributed cross-functional teams 
 
Strong prioritization skills with proven ability to manage multiple programs simultaneously with overlapping deadlines 
 
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. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant . 
 
Pay &amp; Benefits 
 
At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $181,100 and $318,400, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. 
 
Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses - including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits. 
 
Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.</div>

Senior Software Engineer - Analytics and Data Privacy

The Apple Ray team is seeking a Senior / Staff Software Engineer with strong distributed systems expertise and a solid background in machine learning. In this hybrid role, you will design and build core components of Apple&rsquo;s unified data+ML platform powered by open-source Ray, while also partnering with ML teams to ensure the platform meets the needs of large-scale training and inference workloads. 
 
You will contribute to the distributed runtime, orchestration layer, and system APIs that power Apple&rsquo;s intelligent features across products and services. This role is ideal for a software engineer who enjoys low-level systems work but is also fluent in ML workflows and models at scale. 
 
Description 
 
Apple Ray integrates deeply with Apple&rsquo;s data and ML ecosystem to provide a unified platform for building, orchestrating, and scaling complex ML and data pipelines. As a Software Engineer with ML background, you will design distributed systems that support large-scale model training, tuning, and inference across heterogeneous compute environments-from bare-metal GPU clusters to cloud-native infrastructure. 
 
You will build features that enhance developer productivity for ML engineers, improve resource efficiency, and advance the performance and reliability of Apple&rsquo;s ML workloads. You&rsquo;ll collaborate closely with ML practitioners to translate model and pipeline needs into robust platform capabilities, while also improving the underlying distributed runtime and control plane. 
 
This role requires strong engineering fundamentals, hands-on experience with ML systems, and a passion for building scalable infrastructure.&quot;,&quot;responsibilities&quot;:&quot;Build scalable distributed systems and platform components using Ray that power Apple&rsquo;s data+ML workflows. 
 
Develop APIs, libraries, and services that improve the efficiency and usability of large-scale ML training and inference pipelines. 
 
Optimize performance and resource utilization across GPU/CPU clusters for ML workloads running at Apple scale. 
 
Collaborate with ML teams to understand model and pipeline needs and translate them into robust platform features. 
 
Design fault-tolerant orchestration mechanisms, autoscaling strategies, and runtime improvements for distributed ML jobs. 
 
Diagnose complex issues across distributed systems and ML pipelines to ensure reliability and availability. 
 
Improve observability, monitoring, and debugging capabilities targeted at ML-centric distributed workloads. 
 
Contribute to architectural decisions and, where appropriate, upstream enhancements to Ray and related tools. 
 
Preferred Qualifications 
 
Experience with distributed training frameworks (DeepSpeed, Horovod, FSDP, ZeRO). 
 
Background in optimizing GPU workloads or performance benchmarking. 
 
Experience with model orchestration systems or ML platforms. 
 
Contributions to open-source ML or distributed systems projects. 
 
Familiarity with large-scale data systems such as Spark, Flink, or similar. 
 
Minimum Qualifications 
 
6+ years building distributed systems, high-scale backend services, or compute runtimes. 
 
Solid background in ML workflows, model training, model serving, or data pipeline development. 
 
Proficiency in Python, plus strong experience in a systems-level language (C++, Rust, Go, or Java). 
 
Experience with ML frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow and familiarity with GPU-based training. 
 
Understanding of parallelism strategies, model scaling, or distributed training concepts. 
 
Experience with cluster orchestration (Kubernetes, EKS, GKE) or large-scale compute systems. 
 
Strong debugging skills across distributed and ML-centric runtime environments. 
 
Ability to work cross-functionally with ML engineers, data engineers, and infrastructure teams. 
 
B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or related technical fields - or comparable software engineering experience. 
 
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. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant . 
 
Pay &amp; Benefits 
 
At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $147,400 and $272,100, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. 
 
Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses - including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits. 
 
Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Senior ML Engineer, Apple Ray, Apple Data Platform

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