Meta

Security Engineer

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18 hours ago
London, United KingdomSenior

Responsibilities

  • Conduct security assessments, penetration testing, and vulnerability research across web, mobile, and backend systems.
  • Perform threat modeling and security architecture reviews for products and infrastructure.
  • Identify systemic security gaps and drive cross-functional, scalable remediation efforts.
  • Develop security tooling, automation, and detection capabilities.
  • Partner with product and infrastructure engineering teams to define requirements and integrate security controls into the software development lifecycle.
  • Lead complex security investigations and incident response efforts.
  • Document and communicate prioritized security recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Mentor engineers and support recruiting and onboarding.
  • Manage on-call security responsibilities, including triaging and resolving security issues.
  • Identify and implement security initiatives for high-complexity and ambiguous risk areas.

Requirements

  • 6+ years of experience in security engineering, including hands-on penetration testing, vulnerability research, or security assessments of web, mobile, or backend systems.
  • Experience with threat modeling and security architecture reviews for large-scale software systems.
  • Experience identifying systemic security risks and driving cross-functional remediation that produces scalable improvements.
  • Experience developing or improving security tooling, automation, or detection capabilities.
  • Experience communicating security findings and risk assessments in writing to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Preferred experience with security automation, static or dynamic analysis tooling, or internal security platforms.
  • Preferred familiarity with distributed systems, iOS or Android platforms, or cloud infrastructure.
  • Preferred experience with exploit development, binary analysis, or red team operations.
  • Proficiency in one or more programming or scripting languages such as Python, C, C++, or Java.
  • Preferred experience integrating AI tools, developing AI skills, and applying responsible AI practices.

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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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