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Security Engineer - Client Security

Meta

Fremont, CAJob$122–181K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$122–181K/yr
Location
Fremont, CA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Meta's Client Security team seeks experienced Security Engineers to solve complex security problems at scale. The role designs and develops solutions that restrict access to Meta data and systems to trusted devices and enforce applicable device security policies. Engineers build trusted-device tools, client identity and software-control systems, security policies, and automation to detect and respond to threats affecting internal corporate services.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Security Infrastructure Design, requiredSecurity Infrastructure Deployment, requiredSoftware Development, requiredPHP, requiredGolang, requiredPython, requiredC/C++, requiredRust, requiredRuby, requiredSecurity Concepts, requiredPKI Management, nice to haveMobile Security, nice to haveiOS, nice to haveAndroid, nice to haveMDM, nice to haveSecurity Policy, nice to haveAI Workflow Integration, nice to haveResponsible AI Practices, nice to haveOS Development, nice to haveWindows, nice to haveMac, nice to haveLinux, nice to havePrompt Engineering, nice to haveContext Engineering, nice to haveAgent Orchestration, nice to have

Qualifications

2+ Years Security Infrastructure Experience, required2+ Years Software Development Experience, requiredBachelor's in Computer Science or Related Field or Equivalent Experience, required

Full job description

Summary:

Meta's Client Security team is seeking experienced Security Engineers who have a track record of solving complex security problems at scale. Client Security Engineers design and develop solutions to ensure Meta's data and systems can only be accessed by trusted devices, and that applicable security policies are enforced on devices.

Required Skills:

Security Engineer - Client Security Responsibilities:

  1. Drive Meta's trusted devices strategy by building tools that enable connectivity to our infrastructure only from Meta owned and managed devices

  2. Build machine attestation and secure certificate storage solutions to enable provable client identity

  3. Deploy systems that help mitigate security risks by understanding and controlling what software is allowed to execute on our client devices

  4. Develop, validate, and enforce our client security policies

  5. Build and deploy tools and automation that proactively detect and respond to security risks and threats to internal corporate services

  6. Advise and collaborate with other teams

Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

  1. 2+ years of combined experience designing and deploying security infrastructure (such as PKI, key management, and certificate management)

  2. 2+ years of software development experience in PHP, Golang, Python, C\C++, Rust, or Ruby

  3. Experience applying fundamental security concepts to systems

  4. B.S. in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience

Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

  1. Experience managing PKI for client devices

  2. Mobile Security Experience on iOS and Android platforms including MDM, security policy

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

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

  5. OS development experience (Windows, Mac, Linux)

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

Public Compensation:

$122,000/year to $181,000/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 4,335 open Security Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$122–181K/yr
  • California median$168–250K/yr652 salary ranges
  • US median$132–208K/yr3,470 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $152K, is 28% below the California median midpoint ($212K) — in the lowest quarter of Security Engineer salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 800 open Security Engineer jobs in California and 4,335 across the US. 10% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Security Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 3,711 postings).
Education
1,173 of the 4,335 open Security Engineer jobs (27%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 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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