Vulnerability Response Engineer
Core
Discover, analyze, and remediate vulnerabilities across Apple's external perimeter of internet-facing services, engaging with external researchers and driving rapid mitigation.
Role type
Senior IC vulnerability response engineer (security research & tooling)
Builds
Security tooling, automation, and detection capabilities for continuous vulnerability response
Domain
Cybersecurity / Internet-facing infrastructure
Required skills
Penetration testing (web applications), vulnerability assessment, security research, Python/Go/Rust/Bash scripting, large-scale vulnerability scanning, risk articulation
Preferred skills
Knowledge of security research community, coordinated disclosure, bug bounty processes, hands-on experience in vulnerability assessment or security engineering
Technologies
Python, Go, Rust, Bash, commercial and open-source vulnerability scanning tools
Responsibilities
Replicate reported vulnerabilities and scale variant analysis across the external perimeter; Conduct large-scale scanning of external properties to discover vulnerabilities; Author authoritative responses to vulnerability inquiries and communicate with external researchers; Triage automated alerts and emerging threats including zero-day assessment; Build and improve security tooling and automation; Manage on-call rotation for continuous coverage
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
