Join us in building the best, most secure browser engine! We’re looking for a person to manage a team of software engineers who make sure we respond quickly and correctly to security bugs. The team will use tools and technologies to eradicate whole classes of security issues and you will work with the broader WebKit team on improving our security architecture with process isolation, sandboxing, and better inter-process communication.
The WebKit open source project is the web engine that powers Safari, the world’s fastest and most power efficient web browser. WebKit also powers other Apple apps such as Mail, Books, and News, and it’s one of the most popular frameworks for apps in iOS and macOS.
At Apple, user privacy and security is paramount. You will play a meaningful role in advancing the safety for hundreds of millions of users across the many products and services we make.
In this role, you will manage a team that fixes security bugs and works strategically to prevent security issues.You’ll collaborate across teams across Apple to drive security improvements in our browser and the underlying platforms, and interact with developers outside Apple on the WebKit Open Source project.
In concrete terms, you’ll manage a team that works on:
Fixing security bugs and delivering those fixes to users
Improved memory safety
Sandboxing, inter-process communication, and process isolation.
Innovative technologies to eliminate classes of security issues.
Architectural changes to improve security.
Programming language enhancements to improve security.
Static analysis of source code.
New testing strategies and improved testability.