Senior Embedded Wireless Engineer (AR/VR) - Equity Options

Meta; New York (NY); On-site; USD 184,000 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking an experienced Embedded Software Engineer to design, develop, and optimize firmware for AR/VR devices, focusing on low-level system software, drivers, and connectivity across Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and cellular stacks.

You will lead hardware bring-up, profile performance, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable software for sensing, imaging, and haptic systems, with emphasis on security and power management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, 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

Skills

C/C++

Embedded software

Technical leadership

Kernel development

Low-level software

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/CE or equivalent

Tools

Android

Linux

Wi‑Fi

Bluetooth

Cellular

GNSS

Job description

Meta is seeking an experienced Embedded Software Engineer to design, develop, and optimize firmware for AR/VR devices, focusing on low-level system software, drivers, and connectivity across Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and cellular stacks.

You will lead hardware bring-up, profile performance, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable software for sensing, imaging, and haptic systems, with emphasis on security and power management.