Senior Embedded Connectivity Engineer – Wi‑Fi & Bluetooth

Meta; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 184,000 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta in the United States seeks an Embedded Software Engineer to design, develop, and optimize firmware for AR/VR devices, including kernel, drivers, and connectivity stacks (Wi‑Fi, Bluetooth, Core Android networking). Work spans low‑level systems and cross‑functional collaboration to push new experiences.

You will lead hardware bring‑up, optimize power and performance, and integrate components from partner teams into a unified code base for novel sensing, imaging, and haptic systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in CS/CE or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years of software development experience in industry settings.
• 3+ years of embedded software development in industry settings.
• Experience with large-scale C/C++ code bases.
• Experience leading software engineering teams and technical work streams.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement firmware across system layers, including kernel and drivers.
• Develop efficient drivers and services for constrained environments with high data throughput.
• Lead hardware bring-up, peripheral drivers, silicon integration, and power/performance optimization.
• Debug complex, system-level issues spanning kernel to application.
• Profile performance and drive optimizations across the software stack.
• Integrate components from partner teams into a unified code base.
• Analyze, design, develop, and debug firmware for sensing, imaging, haptic, and audio devices.
• Collaborate across teams on wireless stacks (Wi‑Fi, Bluetooth, Cellular, UWB) and features.
• Enhance systems with wireless interfaces and support QA and manufacturing teams.

Skills

C/C++

Embedded systems

Kernel development

Wireless protocols

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/CE

Tools

Linux kernel

Android

Bluetooth stack

Wi-Fi stack

Job description

Meta in the United States seeks an Embedded Software Engineer to design, develop, and optimize firmware for AR/VR devices, including kernel, drivers, and connectivity stacks (Wi‑Fi, Bluetooth, Core Android networking). Work spans low‑level systems and cross‑functional collaboration to push new experiences.

You will lead hardware bring‑up, optimize power and performance, and integrate components from partner teams into a unified code base for novel sensing, imaging, and haptic systems.