Security Software Engineering Manager, SEAR
Apple
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Cupertino, CA · Posted November 2, 2026
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About the job
The SPEAR team in Apple’s Security Engineering & Architecture organization is hiring a collaborative system software engineering manager with a drive to improve the security of end-user devices.
SPEAR is a dedicated team of software engineers who make highly impactful security improvements across all of Apple’s operating systems. We design and implement security hardening measures that eliminate whole classes of vulnerabilities. This includes accelerating the transition to memory-safe languages and undertaking deep refactors to reorient key system components to build security into their core. Our work results in significant improvements to the security of Apple’s products without compromising the stability and performance that over a billion users rely on every day.
As an engineering manager in SPEAR, you will lead projects in collaboration with other teams across the lower levels of Apple’s software stack to harden the security of our operating systems. Your team will deliver well-designed, robust, and maintainable system software features that meaningfully improve end-user security. The team will be on the leading edge of responsible AI adoption, unlocking new possibilities to achieve ambitious security goals with higher quality than was previously attainable. As a leader in a growing organization, you will hire and develop talented engineers who will help set the standard for cross-functional collaboration and engineering excellence.
As a result of the collective effort of dedicated engineers like yourself, Apple’s products are the most secure consumer devices on the market. Our mission is to continue to advance the state of the art in software security. Our goal isn’t simply to be the most secure: we’re working to ensure the safety of every user’s digital life, even against the most malicious and well-resourced adversaries.