Job description
Apple Services Engineering is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to collaborate with engineering teams on new products and features. The role involves partnering with developers and security teams to design secure platforms and services. You will lead security initiatives early in the design phase and conduct security reviews throughout the development lifecycle. This position is critical for ensuring the security of Apple's internet-facing services and backend infrastructure.
Requirements
- 10 or more years conducting security reviews, threat modeling, tracking findings, and communicating risk to engineering and leadership.
- Knowledgeable about distributed systems design patterns and security implications when developing platform services at a cloud scale.
- Deep understanding of cloud-native architecture and managed platform services.
- Experience with multi-tenant system design and securing multi-tenant software as a service and platform as a service offerings.
- Conversant in at least one programming language such as Python, Java, Go, or Swift.
- Experience with security standard processes of third-party cloud environments.
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Act as the primary security team point of contact for several large engineering efforts.
- Conduct security reviews and develop threat models for engineering teams.
- Define, automate, and advocate for platform-wide security improvements.
- Partner with colleagues to raise the security bar for all engineering teams at Apple.
- Develop proof of concept systems to automate security recommendations and vulnerability discovery.
- Use data to drive security review efficiency and prioritize high-value security team engagement.
- Make security decisions impacting millions of users.
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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