Senior Privacy Software Engineer, Privacy Engineering (sensing and Intelligence)
AppleSenior Privacy Software Engineer, Privacy Engineering (sensing and Intelligence)
AppleLocation
Cupertino, CA
Type
Full-time
Posted
7/15/2026
Compensation
Not listed
Job description
The Apple User Privacy Team is seeking an experienced engineer to provide privacy guidance for machine learning and generative AI infrastructure. This role focuses on ensuring that products and services protect user privacy through the design of privacy-preserving data collection methodologies. The engineer will work closely with various teams to identify privacy exposures and develop mitigations. A strong emphasis is placed on communication skills and a passion for protecting user privacy.
Requirements
- BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience
- Programming experience
- Ability to analyze system architectures for privacy impact
- Ability to learn and research new technologies rapidly
- Strong collaboration, communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills
- Passion for customer privacy
- Experience with foundation models, including training and evaluation
- Experience with differential privacy or private federated learning
Responsibilities
- Review features to identify privacy exposures and partner with teams to design mitigations.
- Audit new products to identify bugs in development and review customer data collected by engineering teams.
- Communicate privacy risks and potential mitigations to senior leadership.
- Guide the development of data collection systems that enable training and evaluation of generative AI systems while preserving privacy.
- Partner with cryptographers and technical experts to develop the roadmap for privacy technologies.
Benefits
- Employees at Apple are often offered comprehensive benefits that support physical and mental well-being—flexible medical plans, confidential counseling, onsite wellness centers at major campuses, and resources for fitness and daily life. Families typically receive fertility support, paid parental leave with gradual return, caregiving leave, and dependent-care guidance, while financial perks commonly include stock grants (with purchase discounts), 401(k) matching, and income-protection coverage. Employees also see robust time off, Apple University learning and tuition reimbursement, donation matching and paid volunteer hours, and deep product and partner discounts.
H-1B filing history
Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026
Filing entity: Apple Inc
As of Aug 23, 2026
Initial approvals
1,065
FY2026
Approval rate
99.0%
FY2026
LCA certified
9,221
FY2026
Entry-level share
5.6%
FY2026
Initial approvals YoY
+30%
Trend
LCA certified YoY
-35%
Trend
Initial approvals by fiscal year
Approval rate by fiscal year
Continuing vs initial approvals
LCA certified positions by quarter
LCA certified positions by fiscal year
Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.
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