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Security Infrastructure Software Engineer, SEAR

Apple

Location

Austin, TX

Type

Full-time

Posted

9/15/2026

Compensation

Not listed

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202699.0% approval+30% YoY
👑 Elite sponsor

Job description

This role is within Apple's Security Engineering & Architecture organization, focusing on building and operating infrastructure for security engineers. The team is responsible for production services, compute platforms, developer tools, and automation that enhance the security of Apple products. The position involves collaborating with engineers to understand their needs and translating them into reliable platform capabilities. The work includes developing distributed services, APIs, and improving operational efficiency.

Requirements

  • BS/MS in Computer Science or 5+ years equivalent experience
  • Ability to demonstrate strong problem solving and logic in backend programming
  • Experienced with building cloud services and distributed systems at scale
  • Excellent Swift, Objective-C, or Go programming skills
  • Experience with high-availability operations management, including deployment automation and rollback strategies
  • Familiarity with security architecture design and review
  • Effective communication of complex technical concepts
  • Track record of shipping customer-facing services or products
  • 5+ years of experience with multi-functional technical leadership

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and operate software and infrastructure for security engineering teams.
  • Collaborate with engineers across the organization to understand their needs.
  • Translate engineering needs into reliable and reusable platform capabilities.
  • Develop distributed services, APIs, and command-line tools.
  • Implement deployment automation and observability solutions.
  • Improve the reliability, scalability, security, and operational efficiency of services.

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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