Security Engineer (Builder)

The Meta security organization is seeking an experienced Security Engineer who loves to build their way out of security problems. We strive to go beyond just identifying security vulnerabilities and flaws. We want to ‘treat security as an engineering problem,’ solving problems through clever, scalable, automated solutions. We want to knock down whole swaths of vulnerabilities at once and eliminate classes of problems so that they never recur in the future. If you love security but also love spending tons of time coding, this might be the ideal role for you!Security Engineer (Builder) Responsibilities

• Work with teams of security engineers and developers to architect scalable solutions to complex problems
• Build out proofs of concept, tools, and/or platforms to address security problems at scale
• Lead other engineers in creating solutions
• Eliminate classes of security problems by shifting the detection and preventions left into the developer workflow
• Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure security maturity work is being prioritized and addressed in ways both timely and durable
• Provide architectural, design, and threat-based guidance to software development teams to improve security maturity before code is created

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years work experience securing enterprise-scale software and services
• 5+ years work experience writing code in Python, PHP, Java, Ruby, Go, Rust, C/C++ (or similar languages)
• Experience addressing security problems via building scaled engineering solutions
• Experience in reviewing distributed systems design and conducting threat model assessment of software and services

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in security-focused software engineering, security engineering, and/or building internal-facing security products
• Broad knowledge of security domains
• Contributions to the security community (eg, OSS contributions, public research, blogging, presentations, bug bounty, etc.)

For those who live in or expect to work from California if hired for this position, please click here for additional information. LocationsAbout Meta Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.
$147,000/year to $208,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.

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