Applied AI Security Engineer

Meta; Topeka (KS); 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, shaping how security and ai intersect at scale.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on security engineering experience in one or more domains such as detection engineering, threat intelligence, incident response, cloud security, or adversary simulation.
• Proficiency in coding with experience in Python or Rust.
• Track record of architecting security systems or programs that operate at scale and influence how others build.

Responsibilities

• Identify and solve ambiguous security problems where requirements are unknown.
• Architect security systems that set the standard across teams.
• Lead AI-driven security initiatives and adversarial research.
• Disseminate findings through internal publications and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Python

Rust

Threat modeling

Education

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

Tools

Cloud security tools

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, shaping how security and ai intersect at scale.