Hiring: Security Engineer Company: Meta Location: Menlo Park, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-17 12:35:42 Target Skills & Keywords : Encryption, Systems Design About the job Experience: •15+ years of experience managing security risk and navigating tradeoffs between security and operational friction in large-scale organizations Required Skills: •Define and drive security strategy and engineering standards across multiple sub-pillars, setting the quality bar for security practices, processes, and tooling at a pillar-wide scale •Identify and solve ambiguous, high-impact security problems spanning distributed systems, access control, encryption, and intrusion detection that affect entire organizational pillars •Lead threat modeling and risk assessment efforts for Meta's most complex systems, developing novel approaches to address systemic vulnerabilities across the company •Architect and implement engineered security controls, guardrails, and defense-in-depth mechanisms that enable product teams to move fast while managing risk responsibly •Partner with senior leadership across multiple organizations to define pillar-level security goals, influence roadmaps, and drive accountability for execution across cross-functional teams •Identify capability and tooling gaps across the pillar's security stack and drive technical solutions that achieve scale, automation, and measurable risk reduction •Mentor and develop other engineers and technical leaders across organizations, contributing to hiring at leadership levels and fostering a culture of security excellence •Represent Meta's security posture and technical narrative internally and externally, influencing the broader security community through thought leadership and published insights Qualifications: •Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to redesign security workflows and drive measurable impact such as efficiency gains or improved threat detection quality •Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies •Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements) Compensation: •$271,000 - $347,000 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!