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You will partner closely with engineering and product teams to embed security into the development lifecycle, turning one-off findings into systemic improvements that reduce risk at scale.Required Skills:Security Engineer Responsibilities:Conduct in-depth security assessments, threat modeling, and vulnerability research across Meta's products, services, and infrastructureIdentify security gaps in system designs and implementations, and drive cross-functional mitigations to resolutionDevelop and improve security tooling, automation, and frameworks — including static and dynamic analysis — to enable scalable security coverage across engineering teamsTranslate complex security findings into actionable guidance for engineering and product partners, influencing design and implementation decisionsLead large-complexity security projects with ambiguous requirements, defining the approach and driving outcomes from discovery through remediationServe as a domain expert for the team, representing security positions in cross-functional collaborations and roadmap discussionsHandle security incident response and on-call duties independently, coordinating with cross-functional partners to resolve issuesMentor other engineers on secure coding practices, vulnerability classes, and security review methodologiesIdentify opportunities to convert point-in-time security fixes into reusable, systemic improvements that benefit multiple teams and product areasProactively communicate project status, risks, and blockers to leadership and cross-functional stakeholdersMinimum Qualifications:Minimum Qualifications:6+ years of experience in security engineering, including vulnerability research, penetration testing, or security assessments of production systemsExperience identifying and exploiting common vulnerability classes (e.g., injection, authentication flaws, insecure deserialization, privilege escalation) across web, mobile, or infrastructure environmentsExperience developing security tooling or automation in one or more general-purpose programming or scripting languagesExperience conducting threat modeling and security design reviews for large-scale distributed systemsExperience driving security mitigations across cross-functional engineering teams, including communicating risk and influencing technical decisions through written proposals and stakeholder alignmentPreferred Qualifications:Preferred Qualifications:Experience with security assessment of mobile platforms (iOS or Android) or cloud infrastructure environmentsExperience building static or dynamic analysis tools that scale security review processes across large engineering organizationsDemonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologiesDemonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologiesDemonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)Demonstrated contributions to the security community through public research, vulnerability disclosures, bug bounty programs, or conference presentationsExperience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)Familiarity with exploit mitigation techniques and experience evaluating their effectiveness in production environmentsPublic Compensation:$154,000/year to $217,000/year + bonus + equity + benefitsIndustry: InternetEqual Opportunity:Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. 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