PhD Software Engineer Intern, Systems & Infrastructure

Meta; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 82,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta seeks a PhD Intern in Systems and Infrastructure to help build scalable software and APIs for Meta's products, serving billions of users across web and mobile. The internship emphasizes autonomy, collaboration, and innovation in distributed systems and related areas.

The role requires a PhD in a relevant field and experience in systems software, C++, Java, PHP or Python, with opportunities to work on diverse teams starting in 2026.

Qualifications

• PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or relevant field.
• Experience in algorithms, architecture, databases, distributed systems, mobile, networking, OS, security or cryptography.
• Experience in systems software or algorithms.
• Experience coding in C++, Java, PHP or Python.
• Interpersonal experience: cross-group and cross-culture collaboration.
• Must obtain work authorization in country of employment at the time of hire.

Responsibilities

• Build highly-scalable software systems using languages such as C++, Java, JavaScript, PHP, SQL, OCAML, and Python.
• Design flexible APIs for Meta product teams for web and mobile.
• Proactively identify and drive changes for the codebase, product area or systems.
• Perform responsibilities which vary by team.

Skills

C++

Java

Python

PHP

Algorithms

Distributed Systems

Security

Cross-cultural collaboration

Education

PhD in Computer Science

Job description

Meta seeks a PhD Intern in Systems and Infrastructure to help build scalable software and APIs for Meta's products, serving billions of users across web and mobile. The internship emphasizes autonomy, collaboration, and innovation in distributed systems and related areas.

The role requires a PhD in a relevant field and experience in systems software, C++, Java, PHP or Python, with opportunities to work on diverse teams starting in 2026.