Product Security Engineer, Intern (Summer 2027)

Summary:

Meta is looking for an AI-first Product Security Engineer Intern.Meta's Product Security team focuses on detection, prevention, and mitigation of risk that is inherent in building software through an AI-first lens -- leveraging machine learning, automation, and intelligent systems to revolutionize how we approach vulnerability research and secure software development. Product Security Engineers partner with their engineering and product teams to provide and develop AI-enhanced guidance and tooling that help minimize security and privacy risk for over 3 billion of our users. The scale, diversity, and importance of the products we secure demands an innovative, AI-driven approach -- come help us make life hard for the bad guys using cutting-edge AI!Meta’s Product Security team is hiring Security Interns focused in the following areas:Web Security: focused on securing web applications/APIs and ensuring we have robust architectural browser protections. Web Security Engineers on Product Security team work on a wide range of projects in PHP, Python, Perl, Ruby, etc.Native Security: focused on securing the C, C++, and Rust code at the core of Meta's apps, servers, and devices, media and file parsers, end-to-end encrypted messaging, real-time calling, and the native libraries shared across billions of installs. Native Security Engineers on the Product Security team use AI agents and fuzzing to find and reproduce memory-safety vulnerabilities at scale, harden products with exploit mitigations such as sandboxing, hardware memory tagging, and control-flow integrity, and drive adoption of memory-safe languages like Rust.

Required Skills:

Product Security Engineer, Intern (Summer 2027) Responsibilities:

1. AI-Enhanced Security Reviews: perform manual design and implementation reviews augmented by AI tools for products and services that make up the Meta ecosystem, like Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook, and more.

2. AI-Driven Automated Analysis and Secure Frameworks: build tools leveraging machine learning models for security automation (static and dynamic analysis) and intelligent frameworks that enable Meta to scale security consistently across all products.

3. AI-Assisted Research and Mitigation: research, develop, and apply mitigations to products using LLMs and other ML tech to identify and prevent vulnerabilities from being exploited.

4. Security AI Enhancement: contribute to the fine-tuning of AI agents, specifically designed for security use cases, threat detection, and vulnerability assessment.

Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Experience with exploiting common web security vulnerabilities

2. Experience finding vulnerabilities in code (PHP, Ruby, Python, Java, Kotlin, Swift, Objective-C). Knowledge of secure code development

3. Proven project management and execution skills

4. Self-motivated and proactive, with ability to identify key areas of focus and take initiative to drive results

5. Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and effectively across diverse teams and stakeholders, fostering collaboration to achieve shared goals

6. Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment

Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Experience writing software that enables security processes with integration of AI/ML capabilities

2. Hands-on experience with machine learning frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, etc.) applied to security problems

3. Experience with AI-powered security tools, automated penetration testing, or intelligent threat detection systems

4. Contributions to the security community (public research, blogging, presentation, open source, etc.) particularly around AI in cybersecurity

5. Coursework or projects involving AI/ML applications in cybersecurity, anomaly detection, or automated vulnerability discovery

6. Intent to return to full-time degree program after completion of the internship

Public Compensation:

$7,313/month to $11,293/month + 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].