Meta

Software Engineer (Technical Leadership) — Central Security

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2 months ago
Menlo Park, CA, USAStaff+
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Base Salary

$347k - $403k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Architect and implement security frameworks for large-scale AI/ML products and features.
  • Embed secure-by-design principles across the AI/ML lifecycle from conception through deployment.
  • Develop security solutions and platforms protecting Meta's critical assets and users.
  • Identify, assess, and mitigate risks involving classical ML, agentic product features, and frontier models.
  • Lead threat modeling and cross-functional security initiatives with company-wide and industry-wide impact.
  • Plan multi-year roadmaps and guide shorter-term projects toward long-term security objectives.
  • Mentor and influence engineers across organizations and communicate security tradeoffs to senior leadership.
  • Balance security requirements with operational friction while enabling rapid innovation.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • At least 12 years of coding experience in C, C++, Java, and/or C#.
  • At least 12 years of experience building server applications.
  • Experience leading projects with industry-wide impact and driving large cross-functional engineering efforts.
  • Significant experience mentoring and influencing engineers across organizations.
  • Proven experience planning multi-year roadmaps aligned to a long-term vision.
  • Preferred: advanced degree in Computer Science, Security, or a related field.
  • Preferred: expertise in AI/ML security, including threat modeling for ML systems, ML system design, secure model development, or adversarial machine learning.
  • Preferred: hands-on agentic development using frontier AI models, Python, and modern AI/ML frameworks.
  • Preferred: experience with regulatory frameworks and compliance for AI/ML systems.
  • Preferred: familiarity with Meta's technology stack or similar large-scale environments.

Benefits

  • Base salary of $347,000/year to $403,000/year, plus bonus, equity, and benefits.

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About Meta

10,000+ employees

Meta builds social platforms and communication apps—including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger—and develops AR/VR hardware and software such as Quest to power immersive computing. It monetizes primarily through advertising tools for businesses, with additional revenue from devices and services, and operates a massive global infrastructure. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, Meta Platforms, Inc. is a public company traded on Nasdaq under the ticker META.

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