Meta
Security Engineer
Found: January 10, 2026
This role is based in Menlo Park, CA, with telecommuting from anywhere in the U.S. allowed.
Compensation:
$238,065/year to $250,250/year + bonus + equity + benefits
Responsibilities:
- Provide security guidance on a stream of new projects and technologies.
- Develop and improve technical products to facilitate cybercrime investigations.
- Enhance the security and integrity posture of the company platforms.
- Partner with other engineering teams to develop solutions to surface and respond to threats.
- Identify and consult on the design of infrastructure to detect and investigate abuse.
- Review external reports and perform internal research to identify abuse across various business domains.
- Analyze, assess, and respond to various internet threats.
- Assist with technical investigation, enforcement, and engineering efforts toward predictable high-quality execution.
- Review case reports and code.
- Act as a subject matter expert and assist with technical security strategy.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Applied Sciences, Mathematics, Physics, or related field.
- Experience in developing tools using an interpreted programming language (PHP, Python, Ruby, or PowerShell).
- Knowledge of internet security issues and threat landscape.
- Understanding of operating systems internals (OSX, Windows, Linux, or mobile platforms).
- Familiarity with relational databases (SQL or PL*SQL) and TCP/IP networking.
- Ability to work with technical partners and formulate solutions to complex problems.