The SPEAR team at Apple is seeking a senior engineer to enhance security across all operating systems by building automation and intelligence tooling. This role involves designing infrastructure and AI-assisted workflows to ensure the correctness of security-critical code. The engineer will work closely with feature engineers and contribute to security hardening efforts. The position requires strong programming skills and a background in security or systems-level software.

• Strong programming skills in Swift, Objective-C, or Python.
• Experience designing and deploying automated verification at scale.
• Real fluency with AI-assisted development and tools.
• Experience with XCTest, Xcode, and large shared codebases.
• Background in security, systems-level, or platform software.

• Decide where automation is worth building and implement it.
• Own the verification of security-critical code without degrading customer experience.
• Define AI-native security-based development strategies.
• Assess where AI agents can accelerate work and where manual testing is necessary.
• Explain technical trade-offs clearly to influence partner teams.

• 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.