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Software Engineer (Technical Leadership)

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Menlo Park, CAJob$271–347K/yrSeen 1mo agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago

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Compensation
$271–347K/yr
Location
Menlo Park, CA
Work Authorization
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

Meta is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to join the Software Engineering (Infrastructure) team, building large distributed components that run Facebook, handling data storage, synchronization, and runtime environments, with a focus on scalability, low latency, and fault tolerance.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

C ProgrammingC++ ProgrammingJava ProgrammingC# ProgrammingServer Application DevelopmentOperating System InternalsFile SystemsProgramming Language DesignCompilersAI Tool IntegrationResponsible AI PracticesPrompt EngineeringAgent OrchestrationAI/ML Application DevelopmentML System Development

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Equivalent Practical Experience12+ Years Coding Experience12+ Years Building Server Applications and SystemsExperience Driving Large Cross-Functional Engineering EffortsPlanning Multi-Year Roadmap ExperienceLeading Projects With Industry-Wide ImpactMentoring and Influencing Engineers Across OrganizationsCommunicating and Working Across Functions to Drive SolutionsExperience With Operating System Internals, File Systems, Programming Language Design or CompilersAbility to Integrate AI Tools to Optimize WorkflowsExperience Adhering to Responsible Ethical AI PracticesOngoing AI Skill Development and Prompt Engineering

Full job description

Summary:

Meta is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to join the Software Engineering (Infrastructure) team. The Software Engineering (Infrastructure) team builds large distributed components that run Facebook. Our code serves millions of requests per second and it does so with sub-second latency and in a fault-tolerant manner. We handle everything from Facebook scale data storage, to synchronization and coordination of large server clusters, to providing a runtime environment for front end Facebook code. We are looking for candidates who share a passion for tackling complexity and building platforms that can scale through multiple orders of magnitude.

Required Skills:

Software Engineer (Technical Leadership) Responsibilities:

  1. Drive the team's goals and technical direction to pursue opportunities that make your larger organization more efficient

  2. Effectively communicate complex features and systems in detail

  3. Understand industry & company-wide trends to help assess & develop new technologies

  4. Partner & collaborate with organization leaders to help improve the level of performance of the team & organization

  5. Identify new opportunities for the larger organization & influence the appropriate people for staffing/prioritizing these new ideas

  6. Lead long term technical vision and roadmap for large cross-company efforts

  7. Suggest, collect and synthesize requirements and create an effective feature roadmap

Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

  1. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience

  2. 12+ years coding experience in C, C++, Java and/or C#

  3. 12+ years experience building server applications and systems

  4. Experience in driving large cross-functional/industry-wide engineering efforts

  5. Proven track record of planning multi-year roadmap in which shorter-term projects ladder to the long term vision

  6. Experience leading projects with industry-wide impact

  7. Significant experience in mentoring/influencing engineers across organizations

  8. Vast experience communicating and working across functions to drive solutions

Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

  1. Experience with operating system internals, file systems, programming language design, or compilers

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

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

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

  5. 5+ years experience building AI / ML applications, experience in ML system development

Public Compensation:

$271,000/year to $347,000/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].

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