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Software Engineer, HW/SW Co-Design

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Compensation
$154–217K/yr
Location
Sunnyvale, CA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Meta seeks a software engineer for its AI & Systems Co-Design team to define next-generation compute and storage architectures. The role analyzes workloads and infrastructure requirements, develops technology roadmaps, and identifies hardware/software co-design opportunities. It also involves collaborating with internal engineering teams and external industry partners to deliver efficient systems and influence hardware roadmaps, with opportunities to publish research and contribute to open source.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Hardware ArchitectureWorkload AnalysisAlgorithm RedesignCC++RustJavaPHPPythonLarge-Scale InfrastructureDistributed SystemsFull-Stack AnalysisResponsible AI PracticesDistributed Systems AnalysisAI Skill DevelopmentCross-Functional CollaborationAI Workflow OptimizationServer Architecture OptimizationTechnical Leadership

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Computer Science or Related Field or Equivalent Experience5+ Years Programming Experience5+ Years Hardware Architecture ExperienceMaster's or PhD in Computer Science or Related Field3 Years Technical Leadership Experience

Full job description

Summary:

Meta is seeking a software engineer to join our AI & Systems Co-Design team to drive the definition of our next-generation compute and storage architectures. As a key member of the team you'll work closely with internal software and platforms engineering teams to drive workload analysis and understand infrastructure requirements. You will drive technology path-finding, roadmap definition and co-design activities to deliver new capabilities and efficient systems for our fleet. Furthermore, you'll work with external industry partners to influence their roadmaps and build the best products for Meta’s Infrastructure. As part of the team, you will have ample opportunities to publish your work in leading conferences, industry journals and make open source contributions.Join our team and help shape one of the largest infrastructure footprints which powers Meta’s applications used by billions of people across the globe.

Required Skills:

Software Engineer, HW/SW Co-Design Responsibilities:

  1. Utilize extensive understanding of hardware architecture - CPUs (x86/ARM), Flash/HDD, memory and storage systems, networking, and GPUs - to identify key platform resource bottlenecks. Collaborate closely with software product teams to re-architect services, improve performance through algorithm redesign, reduce resource consumption

  2. Develop representative benchmarks (in C++/Rust/Python/Hack) to capture fleet requirements and drive early evaluation of upcoming platforms. Drive fleet-wide detailed workload analysis and keep ahead of evolving business needs and impact to compute and storage performance

  3. Identify novel hardware/software co-design opportunities based on industry trends and new paradigms

  4. Conduct pathfinding activities to quantify the value proposition for Meta and drive the roadmap definition

  5. Influence vendor hardware roadmaps and the broader ecosystem to align with Meta's requirements

  6. Partner with Product Engineering and Infrastructure Engineering teams to find the optimal way to deliver the hardware roadmap into production and drive adoption

Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

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

  2. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent technical experience

  3. 5+ years of experience with programming and scripting languages such as C, C++, Rust, Java, PHP, Python

  4. Experience with large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems, full-stack analysis of server applications

  5. 5+ years of experience with hardware architecture, compute technologies and/or storage systems

Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

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

  2. Experience with developing, debugging and analysis of distributed systems such as spark, distributed caching, data-preprocessing, AI training etc

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

  4. Experience working in a highly cross-functional environment in software organizations, hardware, supply chain, testing, and infrastructure teams

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

  6. Master’s degree or PhD in Computer Science, or a related technical field

  7. 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role, leading projects, driving technical direction and mentoring

  8. Deep architectural knowledge of CPU, GPU, Accelerators, Networking, Memory, Flash/HDD Storage systems, DPU. Hands-on experience in building and optimizing server architectures/systems

Public Compensation:

$154,003/year to $217,000/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 42,014 open Software Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$154–217K/yr
  • California median$165–247K/yr7,795 salary ranges
  • US median$135–219K/yr33,394 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $186K, is 10% below the California median midpoint ($205K) — in the middle half of Software Engineer salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 9,716 open Software Engineer jobs in California and 42,014 across the US. 8% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Software Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (34,413 postings).
Education
13,315 of the 42,014 open Software Engineer jobs (32%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 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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