Lead AI Security Infrastructure Engineer

Meta; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta's Central Security team seeks a senior engineering leader to manage risk across critical security domains. You will work with product, infrastructure and enterprise teams to build automated security systems using AI/ML across high-impact domains.

You will steer long-term roadmaps, collaborate with executives, and guide large cross-company efforts while balancing innovation with safety and ethics. The role emphasizes secure-by-design practices and measurable improvements in risk management.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of programming experience or 8+ years with a PhD.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience mentoring executive stakeholders across organizations.
• Experience using data and analysis to explain technical problems and provide solutions.
• Experience working cross-functionally to drive solutions.
• Proven track record of multi-year roadmaps where short-term work ladders to long-term goals.
• Experience leading large cross-functional engineering efforts with languages such as C, C++, Java, and scripting languages like Python/JavaScript/Hack.
• 8+ years building large-scale infrastructure applications or similar experience.
• Experience improving quality via code reviews, testing, rollout, and monitoring.
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize workflows.
• Experience implementing responsible, ethical AI practices.
• Ongoing AI skill development and staying current with emerging AI technologies.
• Curiosity about security, risk models, and failure modes in complex systems.

Responsibilities

• Drive team goals and technical direction to improve efficiency.
• Communicate complex features and systems clearly.
• Stay ahead of industry trends to assess new technologies.
• Partner with organizational leaders to improve team performance.
• Identify opportunities for staffing and prioritizing new ideas.
• Lead long-term technical vision and roadmaps for large cross-company efforts.
• Gather requirements and craft effective feature roadmaps.
• Identify and resolve performance and scalability issues, reducing technical debt.

Skills

Programming leadership

Executive stakeholder mentoring

Roadmap planning

Cross-functional collaboration

AI tools integration

Security by design

System design & scalability

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

PhD in a relevant field

Tools

Python

JavaScript

Hack

Job description

Meta's Central Security team seeks a senior engineering leader to manage risk across critical security domains. You will work with product, infrastructure and enterprise teams to build automated security systems using AI/ML across high-impact domains.

You will steer long-term roadmaps, collaborate with executives, and guide large cross-company efforts while balancing innovation with safety and ethics. The role emphasizes secure-by-design practices and measurable improvements in risk management.