Application Security Engineer Privacy @ Meta
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Job Overview
Meta's Privacy Engineering team seeks a Privacy Engineer experienced in identifying, scoping, containing, and eradicating real-world privacy threats to products and infrastructure. This role focuses on addressing privacy vulnerabilities, guiding Software Engineers through remediations, learning from security and privacy incidents, and systematically securing Meta’s codebase at scale.
Responsibilities
- Incident triage and fact identification to assess and mitigate impacts
- Engage the right people to understand incidents and vulnerabilities
- Document and remediate root causes and contributing factors
- Apply technical insights to ensure continuous learning and prevention
Minimum Qualifications
- B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience
- 5+ years experience in privacy or security engineering domains
- 5+ years coding experience in Python, PHP, Java, C/C++ (or equivalent)
- Experience in identifying, analyzing, and remediating privacy/security threats
Preferred Qualifications
- 7+ years in technical privacy or security engineering
- Contributions to the privacy or security community through research, blogging, or presentations
- Experience across other Privacy or Security disciplines
- Ability to communicate technical issues to non-technical stakeholders
About Meta
Meta builds technologies to help people connect, form communities, and grow businesses. From Facebook to Instagram and WhatsApp, Meta empowers billions and is now pioneering immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality. The company is committed to equal opportunity employment and offers reasonable accommodations throughout the hiring process.
Compensation & Benefits
Base salary ranges from $147,000 to $208,000 per year plus bonus, equity, and additional benefits. Individual compensation is based on skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
Key skills/competency
- Privacy
- Security
- Incident Response
- Vulnerability Assessment
- Coding
- Remediation
- Analysis
- Engineering
- Risk Management
- Collaboration
How to Get Hired at Meta
🎯 Tips for Getting Hired
- Research Meta's culture: Investigate Meta's mission, values, and recent news.
- Customize your resume: Tailor experience for privacy security roles.
- Highlight technical skills: Emphasize coding and incident response.
- Prepare for interviews: Practice real-world technical and behavioral questions.