Full-Time

Offensive Security Engineer

Offensive Security, Red Team Operations

Posted on 7/8/2025

Meta

Meta

10,001+ employees

Global social networks and advertising platform

Compensation Overview

$147k - $208k/yr

+ Bonus + Equity

Company Historically Provides H1B Sponsorship

Washington, DC, USA + 3 more

More locations: Menlo Park, CA, USA | New York, NY, USA | Bellevue, WA, USA

Hybrid

Candidates must be based in California if hired.

Category
IT & Security (1)
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree (or foreign degree equivalent) in Information Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Security, Cyber Security, Information Assurance, or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years of experience in Red Team Security Testing, Penetration Testing, and/or Cyber Threat Hunting
  • Demonstrated coding/scripting skills in one or more general purpose languages
Responsibilities
  • Conduct offensive security engagements, including Red Team operations, threat-based evaluations, and vulnerability research and exploitation against both internal and external facing systems
  • Design, scope, and lead complex technical assessments, Purple Team Engagements, and other security initiatives to test attack detection and prevention effectiveness
  • Automate portions of assessments, scoping, or other offensive security work to inform and drive our engagements
  • Incorporate Threat Intelligence research to track APT trends and help partners test their environments against new and emerging threats
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Incident Response, Product Security, and other security partners, to align remediation efforts and drive fixes after testing cycles
  • Develop and maintain relationships with internal customers to identify and facilitate solutions to increase the impact of the team's work
  • Influence and align the team’s strategy, and collaboratively prioritize and deliver specific multi-year roadmaps and projects
  • Coach, mentor, support and care for the team in a way that enables long-term career development, happiness and success at scale
Desired Qualifications
  • Knowledge of cloud computing platforms (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Azure) and operating systems (Linux, Windows, macOS)
  • Experience working closely with defenders to identify and fix problems
  • Contributions to the security community (public research, blogging, presentations, bug bounty, tooling, etc)
  • Understanding of attack surfaces for enterprise systems and services
  • Offensive Security Certified Professional(OSCP) certification, or equivalent
  • Track record of participation in Capture The Flag competitions

Meta Platforms Inc. runs a family of social apps including Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp to help people connect, share content, and participate in online communities. It also develops virtual reality hardware and experiences through Oculus and is exploring the metaverse. Most revenue comes from advertising, with tools that let businesses target audiences using data from its large user base, plus VR product sales and digital services. The company differentiates itself by owning multiple major social platforms, offering a scalable cross-platform ad platform, and investing in VR, AR, and AI to expand digital experiences and monetization opportunities.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Menlo Park, California

Founded

2004

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What believers are saying

  • Q1 2026 revenue surged 33% to $56.3B from AI-driven ad placement improvements.
  • $1B Beaver Dam data center approved with 220MW power for 10 years from 2027.
  • Stock trades at 19x forward earnings discount to S&P 500 after 20% dip.

What critics are saying

  • UK Ofcom imposes $20B fines under Online Safety Act using 10% global revenue.
  • Publishers win Llama AI lawsuit, forcing $1B+ damages by mid-2028.
  • TikTok erodes Instagram engagement, slashing ad growth to single digits by May 2027.

What makes Meta unique

  • Meta integrates AI on Threads for real-time trend queries like World Cup discussions.
  • Meta deploys AI to detect underage users via height and bone structure analysis.
  • Meta owns Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp with 97.8% ad revenue in 2023.

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The Associated Press
Apr 14th, 2026
Meta and Broadcom partner on industry-first 2nm AI chip with multi-gigawatt rollout

Broadcom and Meta have announced a multi-year strategic partnership to support Meta's AI compute infrastructure through 2029. The collaboration centres on Meta Training and Inference Accelerator (MTIA) chips, with an initial deployment exceeding one gigawatt as part of a sustained multi-gigawatt rollout. The partnership will deliver what the companies call the industry's first 2nm AI compute accelerator. Broadcom will provide its XPU platform for chip co-development and advanced Ethernet technologies for networking across Meta's expanding AI compute clusters. The technology will underpin Meta's deployment of generative AI features across WhatsApp, Instagram and Threads. Meta aims to deliver what it calls "personal superintelligence" to billions of users globally. Broadcom CEO Hock Tan will transition from Meta's board to an advisory role focusing on Meta's custom silicon roadmap.

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