AI-Driven Security Engineer, Applied AI

Meta; Helena (MT); On-site; USD 184,000 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking Security Engineers to join our Applied Artificial Intelligence (AAI) organization. As a Security Engineer in AAI, you will apply deep domain expertise to solve hard, real-world security problems, building novel security capabilities, prototyping AI-powered defenses, and advancing the frontier of what AI systems can do in Security, Trust, and Safety.

Your work blends hands‑on security engineering with applied research, designing and executing novel approaches to security

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands‑on security engineering experience.
• Proficiency in coding with languages such as Python or Rust.
• Architecting security systems or programs that operate at scale.
• Ability to drive complex, ambiguous problem spaces with group‑level impact.

Responsibilities

• Identify and solve ambiguous problems within Security, Trust, or Safety domains.
• Architect security systems and capabilities that set the standard across teams.
• Lead AI-driven security solutions and platform-level decisions at scale.
• Mentor engineers and influence cross‑organizational direction.
• Disseminate findings through internal publications and community contributions.

Skills

Security engineering

Adversarial research

Threat intelligence

Cloud security

Education

B.S./M.S. in CS or Cybersecurity

Tools

Python

Rust

Job description

Meta is seeking Security Engineers to join our Applied Artificial Intelligence (AAI) organization. As a Security Engineer in AAI, you will apply deep domain expertise to solve hard, real-world security problems, building novel security capabilities, prototyping AI-powered defenses, and advancing the frontier of what AI systems can do in Security, Trust, and Safety.

Your work blends hands‑on security engineering with applied research, designing and executing novel approaches to security