Platform Security Engineer - Wallet Payments & Commerce

Summary

The Wallet & Payments Security Solutions team sits at the intersection of developer experience and customer trust, building the foundational security layer that every product in the Apple Pay portfolio depends on. We are a group of security engineers passionate about enabling fast, safe engineering at scale across a modern, Kubernetes-based multi-cloud platform. This role is an opportunity to shape secure-by-default practices across Apple Pay engineering organizations working on Payments, Transit, Access, & Identity products. If you're passionate about security and customer safety, we may have the job for you.

Description

As a Platform Security Engineer on the Wallet & Payments Security Solutions team, you will design, build, and operate security application frameworks and solutions for a Kubernetes-based developer platform spanning multiple cloud providers. You will partner closely with platform and product engineering teams to embed security into every stage of the development lifecycle, ensuring guardrails never become friction. Your work will directly protect Apple customers and the engineers who build the products they rely on every day. Further, as part of this role, you will frequently collaborate with other security engineers and architects across Apple to identify, define and design security solutions which elevate overall security profile of Apple Services.

Responsibilities

Develop internal frameworks, libraries, tools and processes that make the secure path the easiest path for every engineer on the platform
Design and implement security frameworks, controls, tooling, and automation for a Kubernetes-based multi-cloud platform serving Wallet & Payments Engineering
Champion secure-by-default infrastructure patterns and drive adoption of safe engineering practices across the organization without sacrificing developer velocity
Partner with platform, product, and infrastructure engineering teams to identify security risks and deliver pragmatic mitigations at the architectural level
Conduct threat modeling of new platform capabilities to incorporate security during early phases of platform development
Respond to and lead resolution of incidents affecting the security of developer platform, conducting thorough post-incident reviews
Work AI-forward by using coding agents and LLM-based tooling as a normal part of development, and own the correctness of what you ship regardless of what drafted it.

Minimum Qualifications

5+ years of experience in platform security and/or software engineering experience in infrastructure and application development, or a closely related security engineering discipline
Experience in Go, Kotlin/Java and Spring Framework.
Familiarity with current and emerging security architecture design for cloud environments
Ability to communicate thoughtfully and clearly, both verbally and in writing, to discuss complex technical concepts with diverse audiences, including global teams.
Passion for developer enablement and building "security as a product"
Ability to influence engineering culture through documentation, advocacy, and cross-team collaboration rather than mandate alone
The tenacity and perseverance to drive a complex project all the way from conception to production.
BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience/skills in application development and security.

Preferred Qualifications

Prior experience contributing to or driving a secure-by-default platform initiative across a large engineering organization
Experience with Identity and Access management frameworks
Deep expertise in Kubernetes security, including RBAC, admission control, pod security standards, network policy, and workload identity
Experience designing and implementing security controls across at least two major cloud providers
Experience hardening containers and orchestration: image provenance, admission control, runtime and network policy, service mesh configuration, and clean isolation across micro services
Experience with Supply Chain Security and optimizing Vulnerability management loop.
Identity protocols and applied cryptography in practice: OAuth2, OIDC, JWT, SAML, mutual TLS, PKI , encryption and signing primitives.
Fluency with coding agents and LLM-based development tooling, and judgment about when to trust their output.

Pay & Benefits — Cupertino, California, United States

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $184,700 and $324,800, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Application Deadline

Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.