Security Engineer (Senior/Staff)

MetaBellevue, WA; Menlo Park, CA; New York, NY; Washington, DC; Remote (US)

HackerNewsSeniorFull-time

Source: hackernews
Employment Type: Full-time
Location: ONSITE Bellevue, Menlo Park, New York, Washington DC — Staff role also REMOTE (US)

About the Role

Meta's Central Security team is hiring Security Engineers at two levels (same team, same work):

We find weaknesses before attackers do, then build the solutions that eliminate them. You'll be the expert engineering and product teams turn to for AI security and native-code security guidance, providing security guidance on a constant stream of new products, leading internal security/privacy initiatives, assessing and responding to internet threats, and conducting security assessments specializing in mobile platform and application code. The work protects 3B+ people.

Requirements

  • B.S./M.S. in CS or equivalent experience
  • 6+ years (IC5) / 8+ years (IC6) in security engineering (vuln research, pentesting, or assessments of production systems)
  • 4+ years reviewing C/C++ with secure coding practices
  • Programming in Python/C++ or similar
  • Security architecture and least-privilege experience on internet-facing products

Nice to Have

  • iOS/Android security model
  • VM escapes
  • Exploitation / reverse engineering / CTF
  • Static analysis and fuzzing
  • Rust / Obj-C / Java/Kotlin
  • Community contributions (research, talks, bug bounty)
  • Experience using AI tools to improve security workflows

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