Security Engineer-Surface Coverage, Detection Engineering

We are seeking a Security Engineer who specializes in designing and implementing new systems and tools to enhance the security of Meta's products and infrastructure. This role is ideal for individuals with deep security domain expertise who are passionate about building solutions and using AI to address evolving security requirements and use cases.

Security Engineer-Surface Coverage, Detection Engineering Responsibilities:

• Design, prototype, and implement AI-driven security systems and tools to protect Meta's products and internal infrastructure
• Develop and maintain security-focused code, libraries, and frameworks for use by Security Engineers, Analysts, and engineering teams
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to deliver scalable, security solutions aligned with company objectives
• Rapidly experiment with and iterate on specialized security technologies, leveraging AI to address emerging threats and requirements
• Apply deep security expertise to solve complex challenges, mitigate risks, and mentor other engineers in advanced security domains

• B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience in designing and implementing security systems, tools, or frameworks
• Extensive knowledge of attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures
• Proficiency in coding with experience in languages such as Python, C/C++, Go, or equivalent
• Experience collaborating with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Ability to rapidly prototype and iterate on security solutions

• Experience in Detection & Response Engineering or similar Security Engineering role
• Experience building complex automations and integrations using Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR) platforms
• Background in security-focused software engineering, designing large scale systems and data pipelines, or offensive security
• Experience in threat hunting including leveraging intelligence data to proactively identify and iteratively investigates suspicious behavior across networks and systems
• Broad knowledge across the Security domain, as well as thorough focus in one (or more) areas such as Logs and events processing, Incident Management, Digital Forensics, Offensive Security Testing, Detection and/or Response tooling development
• Experience designing systems used for responding to both external and insider threats
• Experience analyzing network and host-based security events
• Knowledge of networking technologies, specifically TCP/IP and the related protocols
• Knowledge of operating systems, file systems, and memory structures on Windows, MacOS and Linux