Applied AI Security Engineer

Meta; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 154,000 - 217,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking a Security Engineer within the Applied AI (AAI) organization to tackle hard security problems using AI-powered defenses and novel capabilities. You will combine hands-on security engineering with applied AI research to push Meta's security posture forward and shape AI-driven security systems at scale.

Your work spans detection, threat intelligence, secure AI production, and collaboration with researchers to teach models to reason like security experts, enabling independent,

Qualifications

• B.S./M.S. in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of hands-on security engineering in one or more domains.
• Extensive knowledge of attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures.
• Proficiency in Python, Go, C/C++, or shell scripting.
• Experience building security systems and tools, not just identifying problems.
• Ability to operate independently on complex security challenges.

Responsibilities

• Apply deep security expertise to scope and solve complex problems.
• Build security products and AI-driven defenses at scale.
• Design and execute adversarial research and threat intelligence workflows augmented by AI.
• Identify how AI models lack security reasoning and contribute improvements.
• Develop novel methodologies advancing security posture and AI performance.
• Collaborate with model researchers to translate security into training signals.
• Partner with engineering, product, and research teams to embed security in production AI.
• Drive end-to-end execution of complex security initiatives.
• Disseminate findings through internal publications and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Security engineering

Threat intelligence

Incident response

Cloud security

Adversarial simulation

Digital forensics

Mobile security

Python

Go

C/C++

Shell scripting

Education

B.S./M.S. in Computer Science or Cybersecurity

Job description

Meta is seeking a Security Engineer within the Applied AI (AAI) organization to tackle hard security problems using AI-powered defenses and novel capabilities. You will combine hands-on security engineering with applied AI research to push Meta's security posture forward and shape AI-driven security systems at scale.

Your work spans detection, threat intelligence, secure AI production, and collaboration with researchers to teach models to reason like security experts, enabling independent,