Senior Embedded Connectivity Engineer (Wi‑Fi & Bluetooth)

Meta; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 184,000 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to design, develop, and optimize firmware for AR/VR and wearable devices, focusing on low‑level systems, drivers, and connectivity (Wi‑Fi, Bluetooth, Core Android networking).

You will collaborate with cross‑functional teams to solve complex problems, lead hardware bring‑up, and drive performance, security, and power optimizations across the software stack for sensing, imaging, and audio prototypes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in CS/CE or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years software development experience in industry settings or PhD with 4+ years of experience.
• 3+ years embedded software development experience in industry settings.
• Experience in large-scale C/C++ code base.
• Experience defining and driving technical work streams and providing technical leadership for software engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement software components at all layers of the system, including kernel, synchronization primitives, resource allocators, memory management, security, I/O systems, persistence, etc.
• Develop drivers and services that operate efficiently in constrained environments and deliver large volumes of data with low-latency and high-bandwidth
• Lead hardware bring up, peripheral drivers and communication, silicon integration, and power and performance management and optimization efforts
• Debug complex, system-level, multi-component issues that span multiple layers from kernel to application
• Profile performance problems and drive optimizations across the entire software stack
• Integrate software components from multiple partner teams into a unified product code base and drive their continued development
• Analyze, design, develop, and debug firmware for various devices, including novel sensing and imaging systems, haptic devices, and audio prototypes
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve issues and create new features in the connectivity space, including wireless software stacks (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Cellular, UWB, etc.)
• Enhance complex systems with wireless interfaces and provide support to QA, manufacturing, and other software teams

Skills

C/C++

Embedded

Drivers

Kernel

Bluetooth

Wi-Fi

Android

Leadership

AI

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/CE

Tools

Linux

Android

Git

CI/CD

Job description

Meta is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to design, develop, and optimize firmware for AR/VR and wearable devices, focusing on low‑level systems, drivers, and connectivity (Wi‑Fi, Bluetooth, Core Android networking).

You will collaborate with cross‑functional teams to solve complex problems, lead hardware bring‑up, and drive performance, security, and power optimizations across the software stack for sensing, imaging, and audio prototypes.