Applied AI Security Engineer: AI-Powered Defenses

Meta; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 184,000 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta’s Applied AI Security team is seeking Security Engineers to apply domain expertise to security challenges, building AI-powered defenses and scalable AI-native systems. You will blend hands-on engineering with applied research, driving security improvements across detection, threat intel, and incident response at Meta’s scale.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years in security engineering, strong Python or Rust skills, and a proven track record architecting security programs that operate at scale,

Qualifications

• 8+ years hands-on security engineering experience in one or more domains: detection engineering, threat intelligence, incident response, cloud security, adversary simulation, offensive security, mobile/platform security, digital forensics, trust and safety
• Deep expertise in attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures with demonstrated ability to advance the state of the art
• Proficiency in coding with experience in languages such as Python or Rust
• Track record of architecting security systems or programs that operate at scale and influence how others build
• Demonstrated ability to define and drive complex, ambiguous problem spaces with group-level impact
• Experience in driving alignment and resolution across multiple teams and cross-functional partners

Responsibilities

• Identify and solve ambiguous problems within a Security, Trust, or Safety domain where the solution and requirements are initially unknown, driving solutions that affect multiple teams
• Architect security systems and capabilities that set the standard across teams
• drive platform-level decisions for AI-driven security solutions at Meta's scale
• Lead the strategy and methodology for adversarial research, threat intelligence programs, detection systems, or investigation capabilities augmented by AI
• Shape how security expertise translates into AI capability: define the methodologies that make model improvement systematic and scalable
• Set and improve quality standards for security engineering practices and processes across teams
• define processes and workflows that achieve scale and automation
• Drive cross-organizational partnerships that define how security and AI intersect: influence technical direction beyond the immediate team
• Break down problems into smaller, scoped workstreams, owning the most technically complex pieces while enabling others to execute against the overall solution
• Mentor other engineers across the organization, build a community, and act as a role model for security engineering practices and Meta values
• Drive team-wide adoption of practices and standards
• proactively communicate updates to leadership audiences
• Disseminate findings through internal publications, knowledge sharing, and contributions to the broader security community

Skills

Python

Rust

Threat intelligence

Cloud security

Adversary research

Job description

Meta’s Applied AI Security team is seeking Security Engineers to apply domain expertise to security challenges, building AI-powered defenses and scalable AI-native systems. You will blend hands-on engineering with applied research, driving security improvements across detection, threat intel, and incident response at Meta’s scale.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years in security engineering, strong Python or Rust skills, and a proven track record architecting security programs that operate at scale,