Applied AI Security Engineering Leader

Meta; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 184,000 - 257,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus

Benefits package

Job summary

Meta seeks a Security Engineering Manager in Seattle to lead a cross‑functional team spanning security, privacy, integrity and trust and safety within Applied AI. You will balance people management with delivering high‑quality expert signals that improve AI system capabilities, while staying hands‑on to maintain credibility with the team.

You will mentor engineers, drive growth, and partner with model researchers and engineers to align workstreams with high‑impact projects that advance security

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of experience in security, privacy, integrity, trust and safety, or related technical field, including hands-on technical management.
• 4+ years of experience in people management and organizational leadership.
• Demonstrated technical depth in at least one domain (security, privacy, integrity, or trust and safety).
• Proficiency in coding with Python, Go, C/C++, or shell scripting.
• Experience leveraging AI tools to redesign workflows and drive impact.
• Ability to lead teams through complex, ambiguous problems with evolving roadmaps.

Responsibilities

• Support, develop, and grow a team of experienced engineers across security, privacy, integrity, and trust and safety, with accountability for team health, engagement, and retention
• Own people development end to end: regular 1:1s, growth planning, feedback, performance management, and supporting people through team and organizational change
• Hold accountability for the volume, quality, and complexity of the expert technical signal your team produces, prioritizing against identified capability gaps in model performance
• Connect your team to the highest-impact work by mapping individual strengths, growth areas, and interests to the right workstreams and projects
• Provide technical direction and guidance within the domain, and debug issues in quality or output together with your technical leads
• Maintain direct technical contribution alongside your team so your domain judgment stays current and credible
• Initiate or advise incubated research projects and internal advisory engagements, including identifying gaps in technical assumptions and roadmaps
• Collaborate with partner engineering managers, technical leads, and model researchers to ensure workstreams operate successfully
• Grow individual contributors toward the next level through coaching and by identifying or creating the opportunities that make growth possible
• Contribute beyond your immediate team to recruiting, organizational health, internal technical forums, and company-wide engineering programs

Skills

Security leadership

People management

AI tooling

Coding skills

Ambiguity handling

Education

BS or MS in CS/Cybersecurity

Tools

Python

Go

C/C++

Shell scripting

Job description

Meta seeks a Security Engineering Manager in Seattle to lead a cross‑functional team spanning security, privacy, integrity and trust and safety within Applied AI. You will balance people management with delivering high‑quality expert signals that improve AI system capabilities, while staying hands‑on to maintain credibility with the team.

You will mentor engineers, drive growth, and partner with model researchers and engineers to align workstreams with high‑impact projects that advance security