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# Software Engineer, Security Authorization

- **Company:** Apple Inc.
- **Location:** Seattle, WA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $142,300.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), User Authentication, Computer Programming, Data Validation, Digital Signature, Fault Tolerance, Identity and Access Management, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Network Security, OAuth, Software Engineering, Transport Layer Security, Firewalls (Computer Science), Containerization, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Restful APIs, Docker, Golang
- **Published:** September 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.themuse.com/jobs/apple/software-engineer-security-authorization

## About the Role

Hands-on experience with Systems, including the ability to configure and troubleshoot system initialization processes

Familiarity with policy-based authorization frameworks and languages such as Open Policy Agent (OPA) and Rego

Understanding of network security principles, protocols, and technologies, including firewalls, VPNs, and secure communication channels

Familiarity with incident response processes and the ability to respond to security incidents effectively

Knowledge of cryptographic algorithms and protocols for securing data, including TLS/SSL, digital signatures, hashing, and encryption

Knowledge of authentication and authorization mechanisms, including OAuth, JWT, and other identity management protocols

Minimum Qualifications

3+ years of software development or production operations experience in a large-scale environment

Strong programming skills in Golang, as you'll be working extensively with Go based applications

Proven experience building and operating large scale, highly available, distributed, and fault tolerant systems, Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and containerization (CNCF Kubernetes Developer or equivalent)

Knowledge of securing APIs, including input validation, authentication, and authorization mechanisms for RESTful and gRPC APIs

BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience

## Description

In the role of Senior Software Engineer, you will play a crucial part in ensuring that our customers adhere to the latest and most effective security practices for addressing identity and authorization challenges. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, you will be responsible for designing and implementing systems to bolster our overall security posture throughout the organization. Your duties will include defining, advocating, and driving the adoption of a standardized set of minimum security requirements while monitoring progress. You will set high standards and influence the future of our security protocols, guiding engineering teams as they incorporate secure practices and tools into their development processes.


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