- Apple
- Paris, IDF
- Full-Time
- 50 days ago
Cryptography Engineer, SEAR.
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Cryptography Engineer, SEAR: our view in 3 lines...
- The Role:This role is for an expert cryptography engineer working on secure protocol engineering and cryptographic implementation for Apple products.
- The Person:The person will design, implement, review, analyze, propose, and validate cryptographic solutions, including countermeasures against side-channel and physical attacks, and improve the correctness and performance of Apple cryptographic software.
- Requirements:The ideal candidate has strong C and systems programming skills, expertise in fundamental cryptographic algorithms and underlying mathematics, and experience with the formal verification of countermeasures or cryptographic software.
About the role
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 background, capable of implementing and designing security countermeasures against side-channel and physical attacks for various algorithms.
Description
We provide the cryptographic foundations protecting user data and valuable assets across all products, including Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple TV. In this role there will be the opportunity to work on analyzing, proposing, and validating innovative cryptographic solutions for our applications.
Work in an innovative environment:
* Have a real impact on Apple features and products
* Collaborate with a wide range of collaborators, from Silicon Engineering to Cloud services
* 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
* 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
Minimum Qualifications
A passion for creating effective and pragmatic cryptographic implementations
Expert in fundamental cryptographic algorithms & underlying mathematics
Track record implementing highly optimized cryptographic functions secured against side-channel attack and fault injection
Excellent C and systems programming skills
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in the formal verification of countermeasures or cryptographic software.

