Software Engineer, Systems
- Pay
- $183,997 – $257,000 per year
- Location
- Menlo Park, CA · On-site
- Job type
- Full-time
- Level
- Lead / Staff
- Experience
- 8+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Listed
- 13 days ago
Skills & highlights for this role
- Programming experience in a relevant language
- Data and analysis for technical problem explanation
- Leading complex technical projects
- Driving organizational change
Also useful
- Thoughtful code review and testing practices
- Rollout and monitoring practices
- Large-scale infrastructure application development
- C, C++, or Java
- Python, JavaScript, or Hack
- AI tool integration for workflow optimization
- Prompt/context engineering
- Agent orchestration
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Meta is seeking talented experienced engineers to join our teams in building cutting-edge products that connect billions of people around the world. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to work on complex technical problems, build new features, and improve existing products across various platforms, including mobile devices and web applications.
Our teams are constantly pushing the boundaries of user experience, and we're looking for engineers who can help us advance the way people connect globally. If you're interested in joining a team of engineers and researchers to work on exciting projects that have significant impact, we encourage you to apply.
Software Engineer, Systems Responsibilities
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (product, design, operations, infrastructure) to build innovative application experiences
- Implement custom user interfaces using latest programming techniques and technologies
- Analyze and optimize code for quality, efficiency, and performance, and provide feedback to peers during code reviews
- Set direction and goals for teams, lead major initiatives, provide technical guidance and mentorship to peers, and help onboard new team members
- Architect efficient and scalable systems that drive complex applications
- Identify and resolve performance and scalability issues, and drive large efforts to reduce technical debt
- Work on a variety of coding languages and technologies
- Establish ownership of components, features, or systems with expert end-to-end understanding
Minimum Qualifications
- Experience utilizing data and analysis to explain technical problems and provide detailed feedback and solutions
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
- Demonstrated experience driving change within an organization and leading complex technical projects
- 8+ years of programming experience in a relevant language OR 4+ years experience with a PhD
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience improving quality through thoughtful code reviews, appropriate testing, proper rollout, monitoring, and proactive changes
- Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
- 6+ years relevant experience building large-scale infrastructure applications or similar experience
- Experience in programming languages such as C, C++, or Java, and scripting languages such as Python, Javascript, or Hack
- Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
- Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
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