Senior Software Engineer - Host Access
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 15, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 13, 2026. Apple scores B on the Alion truth index.
The Apple Services Engineering Security team builds and provides secure systems and infrastructure that fuel Apple’s services (such as iCloud, Music, Siri, and the App Store). As part of the ASE Security team, you will help define and build the software to meet the security needs of Apple’s services around the world. You will build foundational components in a secure way to ensure Apple’s infrastructure meets Apple’s needs and protects our data. We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer who will play an important role in helping us build solutions to a variety of outstanding security challenges in the software foundational infrastructure. Join us, and you’ll play a meaningful role in ensuring the highest standard of security for one of the most-watched companies in the world.
Description
In this role you will write and own software that runs on all of Apple’s server infrastructure to ensure it has the best security in the world! We own design, implementation, and execution of services and applications for Security use cases. Goals for this role will include authoring software that does security authorization and access controls at Apple’s scale. We handle ambiguity quite often at Apple. We are looking for someone who has experience distilling use cases and requirements down to make them into software applications. Another vital aspect of this role is teamwork. We regularly partner with our direct team and stakeholders on projects. We are a small team of senior software engineers that work to establish great partnerships with
Minimum Qualifications
Consistent record of delivering high quality enterprise software (5 + years of experience)
Experience writing applications in Rust, C++, C, and/or GO
Solid understanding of the full SW development lifecycle
Knowledgeable of distributed systems design patterns and security implications, as well as common infrastructure components including: network architecture, server fleet provisioning and configuration, OOB management, storage, load balancing, virtualization, Kubernetes
In-depth knowledge of technologies such as SSL, TCP/IP, Caching solutions, X 509 certificates, and systems application performance tuning
Deep understanding of Object Oriented and SOA design concepts
Experience with Linux, Shell Scripts
Experience in designing and handling systems with high performance, scalability and availability
Ability to work in a collaborative team environment on fast paced projects
Preferred Qualifications
BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent industry experience