Embedded within Apple's Security Engineering & Architecture (SEAR) organization, the Cryptographic Engineering team's mission is to deliver world-class cryptographic implementation and secure protocol engineering for products going in the hands of millions of customers. We are looking for an expert Cryptography Engineer with a strong software engineering background and familiarity with post-quantum cryptographic algorithms.
We provide the cryptographic foundations protecting user data and valuable assets across all products, from AirPods to the Mac Studio. In this role there will be the opportunity to work on analyzing, proposing, and validating innovative cryptographic solutions for our applications.
Build and influence the Apple features and products people rely on
Collaborate with a wide range of collaborators, from Silicon Engineering to Cloud services
Innovate by leveraging new tools such as LLMs and machine learning applied to cryptographic problems.
Implement and review innovative algorithms and protocols on a wide range of architectures and embedded systems, design and implement side channel attack countermeasure, improve performance, formally prove the correctness of Apple cryptographic software
Get ahead of new threats by accelerating the deployment of quantum-secure algorithms across our products and services.
Work cooperatively with other teams in Apple on multi-functional technologies and initiatives to improve security
Evangelize and drive the adoption of these technologies across the organization
A passion for creating effective and pragmatic cryptographic implementations
Expert in fundamental cryptographic algorithms & underlying mathematics
Strong understanding of post-quantum algorithms and hybrid constructions
Excellent C and systems programming skills
Experience or expertise in an additional field such as
Formal verification
Side-channel countermeasures
Computer microarchitecture
Zero-knowledge proofs
Networking
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