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Software Engineer, Infrastructure - Central Growth

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Menlo Park, CAJob$184–257K/yrSeen 5 days agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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Compensation
$184–257K/yr
Location
Menlo Park, CA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Meta’s Central Growth team builds and optimizes platforms and product capabilities used across its apps and devices, including identity, notifications, onboarding, and cross-app linking. The Software Engineer, Infrastructure will architect scalable systems, build application experiences, improve performance and code quality, and lead technical initiatives. The team focuses on measurable growth impact at global scale and is increasingly building AI-native systems.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

ProgrammingTechnical Project LeadershipOrganizational ChangeData AnalysisCode ReviewsTestingRollout ManagementMonitoringCC++JavaPythonJavaScriptHackAI Tool IntegrationResponsible AIRisk AssessmentBias MitigationPrompt EngineeringAgent Orchestration

Qualifications

8+ Years Programming or PhD+4 YearsBachelor's in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Related Field or Equivalent Experience6+ Years Relevant Experience

Full job description

Summary:

Meta is seeking experienced engineers to join our Central Growth team, the org responsible for maximizing user growth across every Meta app and device. We were one of Meta's first growth teams and have helped more than 3 billion people find value in Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Threads, Meta AI and our wearables. We build and optimize the centralized levers the entire company depends on (access and identity, notifications, friending, cross-app linking, onboarding, SEO, and global distribution partnerships), and we own the platforms that unify the family of apps under a single Meta Account. The work is high-leverage by construction: a single change can move the trajectory of a billion-user product, and increasingly we are building AI-native systems so growth scales out-of-the-box to every new product Meta launches. If you want to work on products and platforms with immediate, measurable impact at global scale, this is where you belong.

Required Skills:

Software Engineer, Infrastructure - Central Growth Responsibilities:

  1. Collaborate with cross-functional teams (product, design, operations, infrastructure) to build innovative application experiences.

  2. Implement custom user interfaces using latest programming techniques and technologies.

  3. Analyze and optimize code for quality, efficiency, and performance, and provide feedback to peers during code reviews.

  4. Set direction and goals for teams, lead major initiatives, provide technical guidance and mentorship to peers, and help onboard new team members.

  5. Architect efficient and scalable systems that drive complex applications.

  6. Identify and resolve performance and scalability issues, and drive large efforts to reduce technical debt.

  7. Work on a variety of coding languages and technologies.

  8. Establish ownership of components, features, or systems with expert end-to-end understanding.

Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

  1. 8+ years of programming experience in a relevant language OR 4+ years experience with a PhD

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

  3. Programming experience in a relevant language

  4. Demonstrated experience driving change within an organization and leading complex technical projects

  5. Experience utilizing data and analysis to explain technical problems and provide detailed feedback and solutions

Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

  1. 6+ years relevant experience building large-scale infrastructure applications or similar experience

  2. Experience improving quality through thoughtful code reviews, appropriate testing, proper rollout, monitoring, and proactive changes

  3. Experience in programming languages such as C, C++, or Java, and scripting languages such as Python, Javascript, or Hack

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

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

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

Public Compensation:

$183,997/year to $257,000/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 34,885 open Software Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$184–257K/yr
  • California median$165–246K/yr7,408 salary ranges
  • US median$140–222K/yr28,048 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $220K, is 8% above the California median midpoint ($205K) — in the middle half of Software Engineer salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 9,190 open Software Engineer jobs in California and 34,885 across the US. 7% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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Experience
This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience; Software Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (28,135 postings).
Education
12,578 of the 34,885 open Software Engineer jobs (36%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 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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