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Security Detection Engineer, Insider Trust

Meta

Bellevue, WAJob$154–217K/yrSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago

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Compensation
$154–217K/yr
Location
Bellevue, WA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Meta seeks a Security Engineer to design and implement AI-driven systems and tools that protect its products and internal infrastructure. The role develops security code, libraries, and frameworks, collaborates across teams, and applies security expertise to emerging threats. Candidates need at least five years designing and implementing security systems, tools, or frameworks; experience in detection and response engineering and insider threat detection is preferred.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Security Systems Design, requiredAttacker Tactics, requiredPython, requiredC/C++, requiredGo, requiredStakeholder Collaboration, requiredSecurity Prototyping, requiredDetection and Response Engineering, nice to haveInsider Threat Detection, nice to haveResponsible AI Practices, nice to haveSecurity Investigations, nice to haveThreat Hunting, nice to haveIntelligence Analysis, nice to havePrompt Engineering, nice to haveAgent Orchestration, nice to haveLog Analysis, nice to haveSIEM, nice to haveSOAR, nice to haveSecurity Event Analysis, nice to haveSecurity Software Engineering, nice to haveScalable Systems Design, nice to haveData Pipeline Design, nice to haveAI Workflow Integration, nice to have

Qualifications

BS or MS in Computer Science or Related Field or Equivalent Experience, required5+ Years Security Systems Experience, required

Full job description

Summary:

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.

Required Skills:

Security Detection Engineer, Insider Trust Responsibilities:

  1. Design, prototype, and implement AI-driven security systems and tools to protect Meta’s products and internal infrastructure

  2. Develop and maintain security-focused code, libraries, and frameworks for use by Security Engineers, Analysts, and engineering teams

  3. Collaborate with cross-functional partners to deliver scalable security solutions aligned with company objectives

  4. Rapidly experiment with and iterate on specialized security technologies, leveraging AI to address emerging threats and requirements

  5. Apply deep security expertise to solve complex challenges, mitigate risks, and mentor other engineers in advanced security domains

Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

  1. B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience

  2. 5+ years of experience in designing and implementing security systems, tools, or frameworks

  3. Knowledge of attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures (e.g., MITRE ATT&CK framework)

  4. Proficiency in coding with experience in languages such as Python, C/C++, Go, or equivalent

  5. Experience collaborating with technical and non-technical stakeholders

  6. Ability to rapidly prototype and iterate on security solutions

Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

  1. Experience in Detection and Response Engineering, or similar Security Engineering role

  2. Understanding of insider threat concepts, behavioral/complex threat detection techniques and technologies

  3. Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)

  4. Experience in technical security investigations and threat hunting including leveraging intelligence data to proactively identify and investigate suspicious behavior across networks and systems

  5. Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies

  6. Experience with log analysis, and building complex automations and integrations using Security Information and Event Management(SIEM) or Security Orchestration, Automation and Response(SOAR) platforms

  7. Experience analyzing network, application, and host-based security events

  8. Background in security-focused software engineering, and designing scalable systems and data pipelines used to detect and respond to insider threats

  9. Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)

Public Compensation:

$154,000/year to $217,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Industry: Internet

Equal Opportunity:

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.

Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at [email protected].

How this job compares

Set against the 4,241 open Security Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$154–217K/yr
  • Washington median$159–220K/yr252 salary ranges
  • US median$130–203K/yr3,435 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $186K, is close to the Washington median midpoint ($186K) — in the middle half of Security Engineer salary ranges in Washington.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 284 open Security Engineer jobs in Washington and 4,241 across the US. 10% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Washington
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Security Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (3,626 postings).
Education
1,113 of the 4,241 open Security Engineer jobs (26%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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