The Assurance Automation & Risk Management team at Apple Services Engineering is seeking a Tech Lead to spearhead the development of a next-generation AI-assisted Security Automation Platform. This role focuses on transforming expert security standards into robust software solutions that enhance security across Apple's global services. The Tech Lead will work closely with security engineers and analysts to build automation that streamlines security reviews and reduces manual effort. This position offers a significant opportunity to address critical security challenges in software supply chain and risk management.

• 1 year of experience building LLM- or agent-based systems that ran in production with a measured quality bar.
• 8+ years of experience building and operating production automation, data pipelines, or backend services.
• Highly proficient in at least one of Python, Go, or Java.
• Experience integrating third-party and first-party APIs, tooling, and services into reliable end-to-end workflows.
• Working knowledge of application and cloud security concepts such as threat modeling and vulnerabilities.
• MS or BS or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience with agent engineering, including retrieval, grounding, citation, and reasoning.
• Familiarity with AWS cloud resources such as S3, EC2, and Lambda.
• Experience with security tooling like SAST/SCA scanners or vulnerability intelligence platforms.
• Background in security review, threat modeling, or supply-chain security.

• Lead the software architecture and engineering of the AI-assisted Security Automation Platform.
• Design and operate an AI agentic review system that scales security reviews across Apple's services.
• Collaborate with security engineers to define review standards and validate automation outputs.
• Build automation that reduces toil for security reviewers and enhances throughput.
• Evaluate the quality of outputs from agent-based automation using precision/recall metrics.
• Ensure the integration of security tooling into the automation pipeline.

• 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.