Apple · 1 week ago
Senior Privacy Systems Engineer
San Diego, California, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$140K/yr - $258K/yr
5+ years expApple is committed to user privacy and is seeking a Senior Privacy Systems Engineer to enhance their software ecosystem. The role involves developing and debugging systems that empower users to manage their personal data effectively, focusing on designing and building privacy features and controls within Apple's ecosystem.
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Responsibilities
The Engineer will develop and debug systems written in C, Objective-C, and Swift that give the users control over how their personal data is shared with other systems, applications, and individuals
This Person will design, implement, and integrate permission systems which manage access to sensor information (e.g., Bluetooth, location) and data stores (e.g., Calendar, Contacts)
As technologies in the Apple ecosystem evolve, the Engineer will be part of building and integrating new privacy controls and data access methods
This Person will have a focus on continually evolving our systems to keep up with new threat vectors which would bypass the user’s consent
The Engineer in this role will be building and supporting software frameworks, APIs, and UI components
The Individual will participate in all phases of the software development cycle across nearly all platforms in the Apple ecosystem to deliver privacy controls and capabilities to our users
Ideal candidates for this role will have a keen interest in software technology in the privacy and security domains as well as around general software engineering and best practices
Strong communication and collaboration skills are desirable to be successful in working across many teams to build the best user experience possible
Qualification
Required
Can demonstrate ability to write, compile, and debug software written in C, Objective-C, C++ or Swift
Demonstrates understanding of designing APIs for system-level services and daemons
Demonstrates understanding of systems programming on Unix-like operating systems and kernel versus user-space distinctions
Demonstrates understanding of building reliable and resilient daemons on Unix-like systems
Demonstrates ability to anticipate failure modes in daemon operations, design appropriate error handling, and implement recovery strategies
Can verbally communicate technical information clearly
Preferred
Prior professional experience doing system design on software which had user privacy or security requirements
Demonstrates understanding of relational databases for local data storage and retrieval
Professional experience being the technical lead on a software project which spanned multiple teams
Professional systems programming experience on macOS or other Unix-like OS's
Professional experience in all stages of software development: planning, design, implementation, integration, test, and maintenance
At least 5 years professional experience as a software engineer
Benefits
Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
Retirement benefits
A range of discounted products and free services
Reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition
Discretionary bonuses or commission payments
Relocation
Company
Apple
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10001+ employees
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Funding
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Tim Cook
CEO
Craig Federighi
SVP, Software Engineering
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