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# Product Security Engineer, SEAR

- **Company:** Apple Inc.
- **Location:** Seattle, WA, United States
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** C (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Macintosh Computers, Apple IOS, Apple Products, Apple Mac Systems, Apple TV, C++ (Programming Language), Cyber Security, Monitoring of Systems, Objective-C (Programming Language), Reverse Engineering, Software Deployment, Software Engineering, Software Vulnerability Management, Software Security, Invoking Functions, Vulnerability Analysis, Programming Languages
- **Published:** November 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/product-security-engineer-sear-seattle-wa--54d7e3db-3444-425f-8ef6-04f3037208c7

## About the Role

Product Engineering, Apple iPad, Ecosystems, Mac Operating System, Apple iPhone, Apple Macs, Apple, iOS, Security Architecture, Use Cases, You will be directly involved in Apples response to critical issues as they arise. From reverse engineering an exploit, providing insightful analysis on vulnerabilities, creating innovative tools to help find security bugs, and collaborating with engineering teams on software issues, the job is as diverse as it is critical. This position requires someone with strong technical strengths and an enthusiastic drive to secure systems by showing how they can be broken. The ideal candidate will be responsible for a mixture of our core work: assessing security vulnerabilities, along with tool development to optimize our business operations. This will include contributions to our tool suite which supports our external security submission portal, our triage and routing tools, and our AI frameworks which power operations in security engineering and across Apple.Strong proficiency in one or more programming languages (C, C++, Objective C) for building robust security automation systems Familiarity
with common AI capabilities, such as function calling, and their application to security use cases Experience with production deployment using containerization, CI/CD pipelines, and monitoring tools Proven ability to analyze and investigate security issues through systematic approaches and tooling Understanding of security principles including vulnerability classes, exploit techniques, and common attack vectors Excellent communication skills for collaborating across diverse technical teams and stakeholders Experience developing or leveraging security tools such as fuzzers, static/dynamic analyzers, or vulnerability management platforms Field experience in vulnerability research, incident response, or security operations Track record of shipping tools to large user bases in enterprise environments

## Description

Youll be a part of the Apple Product Security Team at the forefront of Apples security impacting the breadth of Apples ecosystem by working on immediate risks to Apples customers. Working with some of the best security engineers in the world, you'll have a direct positive impact on the security of Apple's products. Were looking for a hardworking and highly motivated engineers responsible to help investigate security issues across Apple products with the goal of better safeguarding our users. You'll become part of an outstanding team focusing on securing iOS, tvOS, watchOS and macOS. Rooted in the Security Engineering and Architecture organization, you'll be working with a wide variety of teams and vendors. Your influence will be felt throughout Apples extraordinary products, such as the iPhone, iPad, Mac, Watch and Apple TV.